Question

Write down symptoms of sick animals. Discuss any two diseases of cattle.

Answer 1

Some of the symptoms of sick animals are:

• Fever; in some cases accompanied by shivering
• Diarrhoea or constipation
• Appearance of blisters, discharge from eyes and nostrils
• Behavioural changes
• Excess salivation

Two diseases occuring in cattle are:

$1.$ Foot and mouth disease of cattle is a viral disease. Its symptoms are:

• Appearance of blisters on the mouth and foot that causes soreness of these parts
• Excessive salivation
• Loss of appetite
• High fever accompanied by shivering

$2.$Anthrax is a bacterial disease that occurs in cattle. Its symptoms are:

• Fever with swelling of body
• Secretion of milk is reduced