- Anthrax
- Brucellosis
- Tuberculosis
- Pullorum Disease
- Fowl Typhoid
- Fowl Cholera
| BACTERIAL DISEASE | ANIMAL AFFECTED | MODE OF TRANSMISSION | SYMPTOMS | CONTROL/PREVENTION |
| Anthrax
Bacillus anthraxis |
Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Pig. | Through contaminated feed, water, equipment and infected animals. | High fever, depression, staggering and sudden death of the animal. | No effective drug for the treatment. Regular vaccination, infected animals should be slaughtered and buried, proper sanitation. |
| Brucellosis (Contagious abortion) Brucella abortus | Pigs, Cattle, Sheep and Goat. | Contaminated feed, water, contact with infected animals, contact with infected materials such as shoes etc. | Abortion, inflammation of the womb, diarrhoea and dysentery, paralysis, loss of
milk and frequent infertility. |
Sick animals should be isolated and badly infected animals should be killed and
burried. |
| Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Pigs and poultry birds. | Sputum, droppings, milk of infected Cow, germ inhaled or through
mouth during feeding |
Constant coughing, loss of weight and appetite, infection of liver and udder in
Cows. |
No cure of drug. Animal infected should be killed and buried, good sanitation, isolate suspected
animals. |
| Pullorum Disease
|
Poultry | Through contamination of feeds, water and litter | Watery droppings that are usually sticky and greenish – white in colour. | Obtain chicks from sources that are disease free, Isolate infected birds, Maintain good sanitation, Treat the infected birds with appropriate antibiotics. |
| Fowl Typhoid | Fowl | Through contaminated feed, water and litter materials | Yellowish watery droppings, loss of appetite and ruffled appearance. | Routine vaccination, Maintain good sanitation, Treat the infected birds with appropriate antibiotics
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| Fowl Cholera | Fowl | Through contaminated feed, water and litter. | Ruffled appearance, thirst due to dehydration, blood-stained yellowish watery droppings and sudden death. | Isolate infected birds,
Maintain good sanitation measures, Practice routine vaccination and treat the infected birds with appropriate antibiotics.
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EVALUATION
- List five bacteria diseases
- List three animals that are affected by brucellosis
See also
CONTROL OF ANIMAL VIRAL DISEASES
ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
ROUTINE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF FARM ANIMALS
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
Classification of crops based on life span