Diseases of Animals
- Viral Diseases of Cattle
- Swine fever
- Pox
- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) (Muhpaka-Khurpaka)
- Plague
- Newcastle (Ranikhet) – Poultry
- Leucosis
- Rinderpest
- Bronchitis
- Marek’s Disease – Poultry
- Fungal Diseases
- Bronchomycosis
- Ringworm
- Aflatoxicosis
- Brooder pneumonia
- Protozoan Diseases
- Coccidiosis
- Theileriosis
- Anaplasmosis
- Bacterial Diseases
- Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
- Black Quarter (BQ)
- Brucellosis
- Mastitis
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis (T.B.)
- Cholera
- Typhoid
Vaccination Programme of Cattle
|
Disease |
Age of Vaccination |
Type of Vaccine |
|
Rinderpest |
6–8 months |
Rinderpest vaccine |
|
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) |
Periodic, all age groups |
Polyvalent tissue culture vaccine |
|
Anthrax |
6–8 months (before rainy season) |
Anthrax spore vaccine |
|
Black Quarter |
After 3 weeks of age |
5 ml dose of BQ polyvalent vaccine |
Important Diseases of Poultry
- Bacterial Diseases; Fowl Cholera, Diarrhea
- Viral Diseases; Newcastle Disease (Ranikhet). Marek’s Disease
- Protozoan Diseases; Coccidiosis
Nutritional Deficiency Diseases in Poultry
- Vitamin A Deficiency → Nutritional Roup
- Vitamin D Deficiency → Rickets
Diseases of Sheep
- Anthrax – Caused by bacteria
- Stiff Lamb Disease – Caused by Vitamin E deficiency
Important Livestock Data
- India’s global livestock share: 15%
- India ranks 1st in:
- Milk production
- Buffalo population
- Wool and cattle production
Milk Composition and Facts
|
Parameter |
Details |
|
Milk color in cows |
Light yellow (due to Carotene) |
|
Milk color |
White (due to Casein) |
|
SNF in cow milk |
8.5% |
|
Milk carbohydrate |
Lactose (Glucose + Galactose) |
|
Protein in colostrum (cow/buffalo) |
17.8% / 21.4% |
|
Minerals & Lactose form |
In solution |
|
Deficient in milk |
Iron, Vitamin C |
|
Fat form in milk |
Emulsion |
|
pH of fresh milk |
6.5 – 6.7 |
|
Boiling point of milk |
100.17°C |
|
Major protein |
Casein (80%) |
|
Fat in double toned milk |
1.5% |
|
Let down of milk hormone |
Oxytocin |
|
Most variable component |
Fat |
General Livestock & Poultry Facts
- Broiler: Raised for meat
- Best broiler breed: Plymouth Rock
- Artificial vagina temp.: 42°C
- Indigestible protein: Elastin
- Undigested protein in skin: Collagen
- Water-soluble, heat-coagulable protein: Albumin
- Diseases communicable to humans: Anthrax
- Sulfur-containing vitamins: Thiamine, Biotin
- 1st IVF buffalo calf: Pratham
- 1st animal clone (sheep): Dolly
- Ruminant stomach chambers: 4 (3 in camel)
- Largest chamber: Rumen
- Light receptor pigment: Melanin
- Manganese deficiency in poultry: Perosis
- Hay storage safe if moisture <: 16%
- Zinc deficiency: Parakeratosis
- Pregnant cow doesn’t show heat: Due to Corpus luteum
