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What Is Lumpy Skin Disease(LSD)? Why This Disease is Spreading and how to save

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  Lumpy skin disease is a new disease in Europe and Asia its attacks on   cattle . it is transmitted mostly by insect bites flies mosquitoes and ticks accelerated by bringing in infected cattle from affected regions it usually appears during the warmer months when insects are more active and abundant. its very dangerous disease for animals, its specially affected cows and buffaloes   Signs of lumpy skin     It causes important losses due to sharp drop in milk production Loss of body conditions Reproduction problems Abortions Damaged skins and hides High Fever Decreased weight gain and sometimes death   How to recognize   lumpy skin disease first signs, high fever, drop the milk production, and loss of appetite, then very characteristic 1 to 5 centimeters firm and round lumps appear on the skin mostly in the head neck. but some infected animals don't show any signs   people cannot get sick from this disease protection, there is no effective tr...

know about Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

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  mouth disease  foot and mouth disease is a very  contagious viral disease which affects these animals   cows, sheep, goats, pigs and other animals  such as wild boar.    the disease causes serious production  losses even if not all animals die from  the virus  outbreak in a country can result in a  major block to international trade.                                                                                     humans cannot become ill from the  disease but they can play an important  role in spreading it to animals,                                                  through  dirty cl...

WHAT IS MASTITIS?

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  M astitis is the most common  disease of dairy cattle it is estimated  that a mastitis problem will very big loss in our dairy industry,  understanding what causes  mastitis will help you put strategies in  place to control it on your farm  mastitis is inflammation of the other  tissue and is most commonly caused by  bacteria entering the udder through open  tea ends,  once a quarter becomes infected  milk production milk quality and the  welfare of the cow all suffer the cow's  udder is built to prevent bacteria from  entering the teat canal is lined by a  modified skin layer that opens during  milking and folds up after milking  closing the teat end if bacteria do get  in the cow sends white blood cells into  the udder to fight the infection the  white blood cells are called somatic.  cells and you can measure these on an  individual care or herd level to get an  i...