Deficiencies of essential nutrients can be caused by a combination of factors, such as dietary insufficiency, increased demands made by pregnancy and high milk yield, or poor absorption of an essential substance, either because it is present in the wrong form or due...
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Diseases of Cattle
Classification of livestock diseases. Non-Infectious Diseases of Cattle Injuries or Trauma Traumatic injuries are generally accidents which may occur in the following ways: One animal injuring another. When an animal falls or strikes the surrounding...
Effects of Stress on Immune Function
Stress is defined as a biological (internal) response elicited when an animal perceives a threat to its homeostasis (the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems). Stress Factors (Stressors) Division of...
Biosecurity on a Cattle Farm
What is Biosecurity? Biosecurity refers to measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases, pests, and living-modified organisms in and between livestock, livestock products and humans, through means of incidental or intended contact or...
Health Management in Cattle
Planning is fundamental to any effective livestock health and management programme. All matters concerning disease prevention and diagnosis should involve your veterinarian. If health problems exist, a post-mortem examination can be conducted, and tissues...