AIP in the Feedlot
AIP in the Feedlot AIP is the acronym for Acute (or Atypical) Interstitial Pneumonia. This disease is known by various different names over the years, such as Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Edema, Bovine Asthma, Feedlot Dust Pneumonia, Fog Fever and the list goes on. It is a primary respiratory disease that leads to severe edema […]
Foot & Mouth Disease – Vhembe Outbreak & Surveillance Update
Introduction & Summary On 7 January 2019, an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) was confirmed in cattle in the Vhembe district of Limpopo Province. The outbreak occurred in the high surveillance area of the FMD Free Zone, immediately adjacent to the protection zone. The outbreak was reported to the World Organisation for Animal […]
Rift Valley Fever
Rift valley fever is viral disease of sheep, goats and cattle, transmitted by mosquitoes.The disease is characterized by causing abortions and deaths in young animals, and can have catastrophic consequences in naïve herds.Outbreaks seem to occur in cyclical patterns, once every 9-11 years (on average), during wet rainy periods. Late summer is usually the peak […]
Redgut
Redgut (rooiderm) is a disease seen in feedlot cattle, characterized mostly, by sudden death and pronounced dark red small intestines seen at the necropsy (refer to figure1). The condition is referred to by many names, such as Jejunal Haemorrhage Syndrome, or Haemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome of Cattle, but most commonly referred to in South Africa as […]
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