INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

AHD 221: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
TOPIC:- INTRODUCTION OF LIVESTOCK
AND POULTRY DISEASES
PRESENTED BY:- SUBMITTED TO:-
APARNA PUROHIT Dr. V.K.PASWAN
(19212AGC032) Dr. TARUN VERMA
BSc. Ag Part-2(2nd Semester)
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
 Diseases of Cattle and Buffaloes
A. Viral Disease
Foot and Mouth Disease
FMD is acute and highly contagious viral disease which affects all animals with cleft hooves (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs).
Caused by smallest virus of animal origin Picorna virus. The virulent strains are ‘O’, ‘A’, ‘C’, Asia-1 and SAT-1, SAT-2 and SAT-3.

Symptoms
The disease is characterised by the formation of vesicles (fluid-filled blisters) and erosions in the mouth, nose, teats and feet.
Initial signs are pyrexia (39.4-40.6 °C), dullness, anorexia, and drastic fall in milk production. These signs are followed by excessive
salivation and nasal discharge, lameness; and vesicle (blister) formation in the tongue, dental pad, gums, soft palate, nostrils,
muzzle, interdigital space, coronary band, and teats. Pregnant cows may abort, and young calves may die without developing any
vesicle. The course of an FMD infection is 2 to 3 weeks. Secondary infection may delay recovery.