ANIMAL FUNGAL DISEASES

FUNGAL DISEASE	ANIMAL AFFECTED	MODE OF TRANSMISSION	SYMPTOMS	CONTROL/PREVENTION
RINGWORM	Cattle Sheep, Goat and Rabbit	Contact with contaminated feeders and water troughs	Lesions (injury, damage, change in texture) in the skin of the animals, irritation of the skin, loss of appetite and weight.	Disinfection of pens and equipment, treat affected parts with sulphur ointment.
ASPERGILLOSIS Aspergillus fumigatus	Poultry birds, pigs, Cattle	Through contaminated feed (mouldy feed), mouldy litter.	Difficult breathing, respiratory disorder, loss of appetite, irritation of skin, high body temperature, loss of weight.	Regular disinfection of the pen and equipment, avoid use of mouldy feed, practice good sanitation and maintain proper hygiene, spray fungicide from time to time to kill fungi spores.

EVALUATION

ANIMAL FUNGAL DISEASES | SYMPTOMS, TRANSMISSION, EFFECTS, PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CONTROL