Cattle Diseases

• Abortion in Cattle - Factsheet from Utah State University Extension. [PDF]
• Anaplasmosis in Beef Cattle - Article on this infectious disease of cattle that causes destruction of red blood cells, its effects, transmission, diagnosis and treatment. [PDF]
• Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis - Well argued article discussing the effectiveness on culling badgers and the best way forward to reduce the incidence of bTb. [PDF]
• Beef Measles - Beef measles (Cysticercus bovis) are small cysts found in the muscles of cattle. This factsheet describes sources of infection, their detection and effective control. [PDF]
• Bloat - Provides information on primary and secondary bloat, their causes, signs, treatment and control.
• Bovine Cysticercosis - Information on this disease, how cattle become infected, the life cycle of the parasite, transmission to humans, clinical signs, diagnosis, control and prevention.
• Bovine Leptospirosis - Article on this contagious disease, its effects, transmission, diagnosis and treatment. [PDF]
• Bovine Leukosis - Provides information on this infectious disease of cattle caused by the bovine leukemia virus, its clinical signs, transmission and spread.
• Bovine Theriogenology Images - Provides many images from the teaching files of R. G. Elmore, D.V.M., M.S. Diplomate, American College of Theriogenology.
• Bovine Tuberculosis - Information on this disease, its clinical signs, how it is spread and how it is controlled in Canada.