Listeriosis is also known as Silage disease or Circling disease. It is a primarily disease of ruminants, particularly seen in sheep with characteristic septicemia, encephalitis, spinal myelitis, abortion, uveitis, gastroenteritis and mastitis.
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Brucellosis is an important Zoonotic disease, causes a significant reproductive losses through abortions, placentitis, epididymitis and orchitis in infected animals. Brucellosis is caused more often by B.abortus, less frequently by B.melitensis and occasionally by B.suis.
Paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease) or JD is mainly recognized by chronic granulomatous enteritis, emaciation and the resulting death. At very first, the disease was identified by Johnes and Frothingham in 1895.
Tuberculosis (TB) in animals is a chronic, contagious, granulomatous disease characterized by development of tubercle nodules followed by caseation and calcification, debility and muscle wasting.
Campylobacteriosis (Traveler’s Diarrhoea) is a venereal disease causing infertility, repeat breeding, abortion in early stages of pregnancy, and gastrointestinal problems in cattle, sheep, goats and human beings.
Q Fever (Coxiellosis) is a zoonotic disease. The letter “Q” represent an abbreviated form of a query because of unknown descriptions for the disease that occured before proper diagnosis had been done.
Actinomycosis (Lumpy Jaw) disease is a chronic, sporadic disease, affecting cattle followed by pigs and horses. In association with Brucella abortus, it causes “Fistulous withers” and “Poll evil” in horses.
Actinobacillosis (Wooden tongue) Disease is a chronic and infectious disease of cattle and sheep featured by inflammation of soft tissues of the head, neck, oro-pharyngeal lymph nodes, oesophageal groove and nasal cavity.
The Diamond Skin Disease (Erysipelas) causes a sudden death with high fatality in pigs and a characteristic diamond shaped skin lesions, arthritis and endocarditis. It is an important zoonotic disease.
Sporotrichosis or rose handlers disease is a chronic, contagious and suppurative granulomatous disease caused by a fungus. It develops cutaneous nodules and ulcers over the skin and subcutaneous tissues along the lymphatic tracts.
