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Symptoms/lesions: Clinically divided into acute, subacute and chronic forms.
1. Acute form : rise in temp. sign of chill, stiff gait or lameness, complete inappetance, dry faeces.
2. Cutaneous lesions uriticaria or diamond skin lesions
Treatment/Control: Treatment advisable as recommended by the doctor.
17. Ringworm;(Fungal infection)
Animal affected: Cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat.
Symptoms/lesions: Inflammation of hair, falling of hair hair are brittle, split and many stumsp left, lesions are circular on
the face, shoulders, neck, below eyes, irritation and rubbing, greyish scales, thick crusts or scales may appear.
Treatment/Control: After clipping hair and scrubbing with soap and water, apply any of the following : Salicyclic or benzoic
acid ointment (2 to 5%) or tincture or iodine once daily until lesions heal or apply an fungicide.
VIRAL DISEASES:
18. Foot and mouth disease : (O.A.C & Asia types)
Animal affected: All cloven-hoofed animals, i.e. cattle and buffalo, sheep goat and pig.
Symptoms/lesions : Rise of temperature, particularly marked in young animals. Vesicles on the tongue, lips, cheeks,
gums dental pad and on the skin of interdigital space, bulbs of heel, coronary band, teats and udder. Stingy salivation,
difficulty in chewing and lameness. In pig, sheep and goat, the salivation may be absent. Pregnant animals may abort.
Treatment/Control: Wash the mouth with mild disinfectants like alum,KMnO4 solution etc. Apply boroglycerine on ulcers.
Vaccination is recommended. Isolate the affected animals.
19. Rinderpest:
Animal affected: Cloven-hoofed animals, cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig & wild animals.
Symptoms/lesions: High rise of temp, (105 o -107 o F). Lesions appear on the inside of lower lips and gums. The lesions
are raised and necrotic. There is excessive salivation, nasal and lachrymal discharge. On 4th to 7th day of illness profuse
diarrhoea starts.
Treatment/Control: Regular vaccomation of animals.
20. Cow pox
Animal affected: Milking cows
Symptoms/lesions: Slight fever, teats become swollen and warmer. Congested area and vehicles appear on teat and
udder. After few days the vehicles contain pus and finally dry crusts are formed. In male animals the virus affects scrotum.
Treatment/Control: Apply milk and soothing disinfectants.
21. Sheep pox
Animal affected : Sheep and goat.
Symptoms/lesions: Rise in temperature, swelling of eyelids, pustules that gradually develop into scabs on the skin of
entire body, excessive salivation.
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