Classification Of Farm Animal Disease
Farm animal diseases is an abnormality in the functioning of the tissues, organs or systems of an animal body. This maybe an abnormality in it reproduction, in it weight, in it feeding etc
Farm animal diseases are majorly classified into six.
Although some certain issues may lowered the health of farm animals, but the diseases of farm animal are majorly classified into six.
These are;
- Bacterial disease
- viral disease
- fungi disease
- protozoa disease
- worms
Bacteria disease is caused by bacterial infection. They are pathogenic in nature .
What are pathogenic bacteria?
They are bacterial that are harmful to the body of farm animal, and generally every animal.
When bacteria (pathogenic) get into the body of farm animal they reproduce quickly and they release toxins that damage the body of animal and causes infection.
One of the examples of a deadly bacteria that occurs in farm animal is Brucellosis
Viral Disease
This type of diseases are caused by viruses. An example of viral disease of livestock is the Newcastle disease. This disease normally affect poultry animals on their foot and mouth.
Fungal Disease
These are caused by fungus infection such as ringworm. Fungal disease are associated with the skin of animal causing itching, rashes, irrigation etc.
Protozoa Disease
This type of disease are caused by protozoa, examples of this classification of disease is the trypanosoma and Coccidiosis. When an animal has this type of disease, such animal will experience weight loss, paleness, diarrhea .
Worms
You've probably heard of worm before.
Not all worms are dangerous, but there are ones that are parasitic. You might have come across a thin animal before thinking it's thin because such animal is not fed well, this may not be actually true, it may be as a result of worms.
Hook worm and round worm are most common type of parasitic worms, they live in the intestine of animal , multiplies through reproduction. If this continues on and on, it may lead to death of an animal.
Symptoms Of Farm Animal Disease
These are some of the symptoms of farm animal disease you need be cognisant of;
- unsual wounds on the foot and mouth of animal
- high fever
- coughing and sneezing
- difficulty in breathing
- paralysis of legs
- loss of appetite
- loss of weight
- reduction in production
- infertility in male
- reduction in egg production by female animal
- Changes in hair colour
- Unusual weakness
- stools associated with blood (especially in poultry animal)
Mode of transmission of farm animal disease
- Having contact with infected animals
- Through contaminated water or foods
- contact with contaminated equipment such as feeders and drinkers
- disease can also be transmitted to an uninfected animal by blood sucking animals such as tsetse fly.
Effects Of Diseases On Farm Animal
low production
This means and animals will not produce very well for example, if a female animal is producing or give birth to triplets before as time goes on she may lose that ability.
Even in terms of egg and milk production.
Animals that are raised for meat purpose will have a reduced percentage due to the effects of diseases.
Abortion In Certain Animals
diseases in farm animal may lead to miscarriage, how? The foetus in the womb of an animal depends on the health of the mother, a deterioration in the health of the mother may lead to the abortion of the foetus.
loss of weight
An animal that is affected by disease cannot weigh as before. for example if an animal weighs 50 kg and it's contact a disease, whether through blood sucking parasites or otherwise, if such animal is not taken care of and it continue so, such animal weight will reduce from 50 kg to 40, 30 and downwardly.
Loss Of Appetite
Ever come across an animal that could not eat? This This is probably due to a disease. When an animal could not eat, am sure you know what follows.
Irregular Breathing
Such animal will not be able to breath as before due to the infection of the disease. If not properly taken of, it may lead to the death of such animal, since every living thing needs air to survive.
Death
This is is when the disease now finally kill the animal when such animal is not given treatment or properly taken care of.
Method of prevention and control of farm animal disease
the following include with the control of farm animal disease;
- vaccinating animal to prevent the disease
- isolation of infected animals from the healthy ones
- cleaning and sanitizing their feeding and drinking trough, and other equipment before and after use
- The use of recommended drugs by a vet doctor to prevent or stop the outbreak of a disease
- Providing animals with quality feeds
The outbreak of a disease in the farm is as a results of one infected animal amidst uninfected animal. If you notice any unusual change (s) in an animal, be quick to isolate such animal from the other animals, and sanitize their feeding and drinking trough and also the place of their abode.