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SHIPPING FEVER

Photo Credit: @2020 All rights observed by Orissa Shipping Fever also known as Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex is a bacterial disease of cattle usually associated with stress involved in movement.…

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PREGNANCY TOXAEMIA / KETOSIS

Pregnant animals require extra care and attention due to how vulnerable they are when they get to this stage. Healthy animals lead to increased productivity and ultimately income generation. Today’s…

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INTERDIGITAL DERMATITIS

Picture Credit: Wikivet Interdigital dermatitis is a condition that leads to lameness in sheep and goats and is often a predisposing factor to footrot. It is sometimes referred to as…

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HAEMONCHOSIS IN RUMINANTS

Photo Credit: Adduci, Isabella, et al. “Haemonchosis in Sheep and Goats, Control Strategies and Development of Vaccines against Haemonchus contortus.” Animals 12.18 (2022): 2339. Amid the several parasitic infections that…

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ORF IN RUMIMANTS

Orf is a highly transmissible viral disease of sheep and goats with zoonotic potential (i.e. it can be transferred to humans). It has numerous names such as Sore Mouth Disease,…

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DIARRHOEA IN NEWLY BORN RUMINANTS CAUSED BY E.coli

Diarrhoea in newly born ruminants caused by Escherichia coli (E.coli) remains as one of the common conditions of newborns which sometimes leads to death. E. coli, is a bacterium which…

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DETERMINE THE AGE OF YOUR SHEEP OR GOAT USING ITS’ TEETH

Today’s article is a very useful tool in guiding your decision making during buying new animals both for breeding and production purposes. Veterinarians generally use this technique also, to guess…

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BLACK LEG/ BLACK QUARTER DISEASE

Copyright © 2021 Farm4Trade SRL This is a highly fatal disease of farm animals including cattle, sheep, goats and horses. It is caused by the bacterium, Clostridium chauvoei (Cl.chauvoei). The…

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BRUCELLOSIS (MEDITERRANEAN FEVER/ UNDULANT FEVER) IN SMALL RUMINANTS

Brucellosis is a highly infectious disease that has the potential of being transferred from animals to humans (zoonotic). It makes it a disease of great public health significance with economic…

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BREEDS OF SHEEP IN GHANA AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Baggara_Arabs.jpg   There are several breeds of sheep across the globe with varying uniqueness based on their geographical location and purpose. One of the major things to consider in starting…

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BLOAT/ RUMINAL TYMPANY

Bloat is an uncomfortable condition in ruminants marked by an over distension of the rumen (the first of the four divisions of stomach in ruminants). There are microbes which are…

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ACTINOBACILLOSIS (Wooden Tongue)

Actinobacillosis is a disease caused by the bacterium, Actinobacillus spp. There are over 20 known species of Actinobacillus however, five of them are known to cause disease in animals. Each…

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