Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cattle. Rinderpest is an acute, highly contagious viral disease of ruminant animals, primarily cattle caused by Morbillivirus.
Anthrax is a disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis commonly attacking cattles. Black quarter is an acute infectious and highly fatal bacterial disease of cattle caused by Clostridium chauvoei.