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zinc deficiencyzinc is essential for several physiological functions in the body such as protein synthesis carbohydrate and nucleic acid metabolism
iron deficiencyiron plays an essential role in oxygen transport in the body as a constituent of haemoglobin where nearly 60 of the body iron is found
iodine deficiencyiodine is an important component of thyroid hormones which play active role in several physiological process such as control of
copper deficiencycopper deficiency may be primary or secondary conditional primary copper deficiency occurs due to its inadequate dietary intake
cobalt deficiencythe deficiency of cobalt is more commonly seen in ruminants fed on diets deficient in this essential micronutrient cobalt is stored
rinderpestit is also known as cattle plague resulting in high fever diarrhoea and high mortality rates in year 2006 oie has declared that india is
energy and protein deficienciesdeficiencies of protein and energy are the most common nutrient deficiencies which adversely affect production and
deficiency diseasesanimals may suffer from diseases caused by deficiencies of energy and proteins mineral nutrients and vitamins which generally
deficency diseases and metabolic disordersnutrients required for life sustenance are grouped into 6 basic classes viz water carbohydrates proteins
swine feverit is also known as hog cholera and results in high fever and prostrationetiology pestivirus belonging to family togaviridae is
poultrymycoplasma gallisepticum causes chronic respiratory disease crd in chickens the incubation period is 1-3 weeks in young birds the disease is
pigsmycoplasma infection causes arthritis in limb joints in pigs while infection with m hyopneumoniae gave rise to symptoms of coughing and chronic
ephemeral feverit is also known as three days sickness and affected animals suffer from pyrexia muscular stiffness and lamenessetiology the disease
contagious caprine pleuropneumonia ccppmycoplasma mycoides subsp capri mmc is the main causative agent of caprine pleuropneumonia a serious malady of
ringwormit is also known as dermatophytosis resulting in alopecia scab formation and ring like lesions in the affected body partsetiology zeophilic
contagious bovine pleuropneumoniait is a disease of bovines characterized by high rise of body temperature and difficulty in respirationetiology
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia cbppthis is a highly fatal disease of cattle and of major economic importance in certain tropical countries it also
leptospirosisit is zoonotic disease characterized by interstitial nephritis haemolytic anaemia and abortionsetiology the disease is caused by
mycoplasmosismycoplasma organisms are the smallest free living lack of cell-wall and bounded by a triple layer of plasma membrane the organisms are
mastitismastitis is one the important diseases in cows that has serious economic impact on livestock production the inflammation of mammary gland is
blackquarterthe disease is otherwise known as black leg or emphysematous gangrene and it is associated with severe toxaemia emphysematous swelling of
johnes diseaseit is also known as paratuberculosis characterized by chronic enteritis and progressive weakness in dairy animalsetiology mycobacterium
tuberculosistuberculosis in animal is caused by mycobacterium bovis m tuberculosis and m avium and among these the most important causal agent is m
prevention and controlthe organism is sensitive to penicillin tetracycline and other broad-spectrum antibiotics newer generation drugs are being used