🦠 Classification of Livestock Diseases

This lesson covers core livestock production and management concepts for practical farm application and exam-oriented preparation.

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Class 14:Diseases-classification-viral, bacterial and metabolic-General control and

preventive measures.

Health

The Condition in which all the organs and tissues in the system functions normally and

harmoniously.

Anychange from normal state either to single or great extent is called disease stage.

Health is fundamental for a sound enterprise.

Most of the disease can be avoided by proper attention, sanitation, hygiene, nutrition and

management practices.

Once outbreak of disease complicated – strain – financial loss – dual – production expenditure

on medicines.

So the farmer – vigilant – day to day activities- to avoid or prevent spreading of disease and to

have a check on financial loss.

Control of Disease

Provide well ventilated and proper housing

Provide balanced nutritious diet

Strict hygiene and sanitation of animal houses.

Adhere regular and routine ‘vaccination’ schedule

Avoid entry of outsiders within the farm-premises.

Follow up of latest scientific know how and management practices.

Disease	Col2	Col3	Col4
Bacterial	Viral	Mycotic	Metabolic
BQ	FMD	Dermatitis	Hypo cal pica
Hs	Rp		mg tetany

Prevention is better than cure

Periodical vaccination

Quarantine

Hygienic measures – Mastitis public importance economic loss.

Deworming : Broad spectrum antihelmenthic-Panacur, Nilverm, helmonil, Cu so4

Ecto + Endo – Ivermectin

Ecto – Butox

Tictac

Pestoban

Ectomin

Classification	Col2
Infectious or contagious	Non infectious or non contagious
1. Bacterial a) Anthrax b) Black quarters c) Halmorrhagic septicalmia d) T.B e) Brucellosis	Metabolic Milk fever or Hypocalcaemia Acetonemia or Hypo glycaemia, Ketosis
Viral a) Rinderpest b) Foot and Mouth	Dietary Tympanites or Bloat impaction Non specific enteritis
Parasitic Ecto parasite : Tick, lice and mite Endo parasite : Tape, Round
Fungal Aflatoxicosis

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Summary Cheat Sheet

Topic	Key Point
Main lesson	Classification of diseases into viral, bacterial, and metabolic groups
Viral disease	Caused by viruses; prevention often depends on vaccination and biosecurity
Bacterial disease	Caused by bacteria; hygiene and treatment are important
Metabolic disease	Linked with nutritional or physiological imbalance rather than infection
General control	Sanitation, isolation, vaccination, nutrition, and early diagnosis
Disease prevention	Better than treatment in herd management
Farm hygiene	Clean sheds, feed, water, and waste disposal reduce disease pressure
Management role	Stress and poor management increase disease occurrence
Diagnostic theme	Cause-based classification helps select control strategy
Exam trap	Metabolic diseases are not contagious in the same way as infectious diseases