The aim of the study was to report an unusual outbreak of bovine ephemeral fever with high mortality rate. The study was conducted in a dairy cattle herd in September 2012, around Çukurova region in southern Turkey. The herd was consisting of 550 dairy cattle (n=550). In herd, 95 cattle with...

An epizootic of hemorrhagic disease associated with Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2 (EHDV-2) infections in yaks from 5 herds occurred in Colorado between August 21 and October 3, 2012. Affected yaks presented with fever, lethargy, anorexia, dyspnea, and swollen conjunctivae....

A case of bovine diarrhoea virus 1 (BVDV1) was diagnosed in a cow in Hokkaido, Japan. Clinical signs after calving included thrombocytopenia, fever and petechial haemorrhage of mucous membranes, diarrhoea and leukopenia. Neutralizing antibody titre to BVDV1 was 2048, but no virus was isolated from...

Theileriosis is an important tick-borne protozoosis that causes high morbidity and mortality in cattle. In this study, the pathological and clinical characteristics of cattle experimentally infected with Theileria annulata were investigated. The clinical findings revealed typical signs of bovine...

A five-year-old Holstein Friesian cow was presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, GADVASU, Ludhiana with a history of tick infestation and high fever. Hematological examination revealed severe Anaplasma marginale infection with reduction in hemoglobin (2...

Bovine adenovirus type 3 (BAV-3) is considered one of the most important respiratory tract agents of cattle and is widespread among cattle around the world. A BAV-3 strain was isolated from a bovine nasal swab for the first time in China in 2009 and named HLJ0955. Subsequently, BAV-3 has frequently ...

This chapter discusses the aetiology, epidemiology, clinical signs, pathology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and control of ehrlichiosis, bovine petechial fever, and tickborne fever in cattle, sheep, pigs and wild ruminants. The agents involved are Ehrlichia bovis, Ehrlichia ovina, Ehrlichia...

An outbreak of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia was investigated with morbidity of 51 animals (36 buffaloes, 15 cattle) and mortality of 34 animals (28 buffaloes, 6 cattle) over a period of 10 days after exhibiting symptoms of sudden onset of high fever, salivation, bloat and severe respiratory distress....

An outbreak of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia was investigated in villages of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, India with mortality of 17 buffaloes and 1 cattle with high fever, congested conjunctival mucous membrane, salivation, severe respiratory distress and swelling near throat region. Necropsy...

Over a period of a fortnight, 12 adult lactating cows in a 420-cow Friesian herd were presented with inappetence, lethargy, profuse salivation and a shuffling laminitis gait. Clinical examination revealed pyrexia (39.7 to 40.5°C), reduced gut sounds and large areas of buccal and lingual mucosal...