- Anthrax
- Brucellosis
- Tuberculosis
- Pullorum Disease
- Fowl Typhoid
- Fowl Cholera
| BACTERIAL DISEASE | ANIMAL AFFECTED | MODE OF TRANSMISSION | SYMPTOMS | CONTROL/PREVENTION |
| Anthrax Bacillus anthraxis | Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Pig. | Through contaminated feed, water, equipment and infected animals. | High fever, depression, staggering and sudden death of the animal. | No effective drug for the treatment. Regular vaccination, infected animals should be slaughtered and buried, proper sanitation. |
| Brucellosis (Contagious abortion) Brucella abortus | Pigs, Cattle, Sheep and Goat. | Contaminated feed, water, contact with infected animals, contact with infected materials such as shoes etc. | Abortion, inflammation of the womb, diarrhoea and dysentery, paralysis, loss of milk and frequent infertility. | Sick animals should be isolated and badly infected animals should be killed and burried. |
| Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Pigs and poultry birds. | Sputum, droppings, milk of infected Cow, germ inhaled or through mouth during feeding | Constant coughing, loss of weight and appetite, infection of liver and udder in Cows. | No cure of drug. Animal infected should be killed and buried, good sanitation, isolate suspected animals. |
| Pullorum Disease
| Poultry | Through contamination of feeds, water and litter | Watery droppings that are usually sticky and greenish – white in colour. | Obtain chicks from sources that are disease free, Isolate infected birds, Maintain good sanitation, Treat the infected birds with appropriate antibiotics. |
| Fowl Typhoid | Fowl | Through contaminated feed, water and litter materials | Yellowish watery droppings, loss of appetite and ruffled appearance. | Routine vaccination, Maintain good sanitation, Treat the infected birds with appropriate antibiotics
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| Fowl Cholera | Fowl | Through contaminated feed, water and litter. | Ruffled appearance, thirst due to dehydration, blood-stained yellowish watery droppings and sudden death. | Isolate infected birds, Maintain good sanitation measures, Practice routine vaccination and treat the infected birds with appropriate antibiotics.
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EVALUATION
- List five bacterial diseases
- List three animals that are affected by brucellosis
See also
CONTROL OF ANIMAL VIRAL DISEASES