Leptospirosis is a common bacterial infection in cattle causing infertility, abortion and poor milk yield. It is a zoonotic important disease with a worldwide distribution. The disease affects all mammals...

Rabies is a viral and zoonotic disease transmitted to animals and humans, commonly through bite of an animal shedding the virus in the saliva or oral secretions. The virus affects...

An incidence of Lumpy Skin Disease was noticed in 20 days old khillar male calf. The calf showed symptoms of fever, salivation, nasal and eye discharge, nodular, hard and painful...

Anaplasmosis is a vector-born disease invading the red blood cells and disrupting them to cause severe progressive anaemia. The disease is caused by rickettsia parasite protozoan Anaplasma marginale which is...

Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis. It is acid-fast organism. It is related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis in humans. The...

Hemorrhagic Septicemia is an acute, highly fatal, septicemia form of the disease affecting, mainly, water buffalo, cattle and bison, whereas other animals can also be affected. It has a wide...

Babesiosis or Tick Fever is a tick-borne disease commonly encountered in livestock and is cause of severe production and financial losses. The occurrence of the disease is linked to tick...

Trypanosomiasis or Surra is an important disease of cattle and buffalo caused by the protozoan parasite. It is transmitted mechanically by biting flies Glossina or needle transmission when the same...

What is Ketosis? Ketosis (acetonaemia) is a metabolic disease in cattle due to the increased ketone bodies in the blood.  The disease is a result of impaired carbohydrate metabolism, deficient...

Black Quarter Disease or Black Leg is an acute, infectious disease of cattle and sheep, occasionally recorded in buffaloes, characterised by emphysematous swelling in the skeletal muscles and death due...