Pest and disease Affecting Cattle

1. Pest and disease management for cattle
Pest Symptoms Prevention,control and treatment
Lice Itching,hairlossanaemia(
cause by suckinglice)
Dipor sprayanimalswithsuitable
insecticide,applicationof injection3-
ML and keeptreatedanduntreated
animalsapartto avoidcross
contamination.
Ticks Damage to hides,
weakness,lossof
productionandanaemia
Vaccinationanddipor spray animals
withsuitable insecticide (acaracides).
Mange mites Reducedproductivity,
cause irritation,hairloss
and hide damage.
Injectable 3-MLand dipor spray
animalswithsuitable insecticide.
Disease Symptoms Prevention,control and treatment
Tuberculosis Abscessformation,chronic
cough,enlargementof
peripheral lymphnodes
and increasedheartrate.
Vaccination,the use of tuberculin
injection,propersanitation.
Tick fever Increase inbody
temperature,constipation,
jaundice andabortion( this
isdue to the highfever)
Vaccination,properpestscontrol
program.
Mastitis(bacterial
infection)
Abnormal size udder,high
temperature of mammary
glands,discolourationof
milkandhardnessof
udder.
Use of long-actingantibioticsuchas
penicillinand streptomycin,proper
milkingorderandpropersanitation
program

2. Symptommastitis
Tick fever

3. Animal showingsymptomsof tuberculosis
Mange affectingcattle
Lice affectingcattle