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

● Obvious pain or discomfort (difficulty jumping, reluctance to climb stairs, cries when being picked up)

● Loss of appetite.

● Increased thirst (often a sign of diabetes)

● Unexplained changes in weight.

● Bad breath.

● Diarrhea or changes in litter contents, urinating outside the box.

Tuberculosis (TB)

● Cattle with tuberculosis often become very thin over time

● People can get TB from cattle by drinking infected milk

● You should have your herd tested for TB every year by your state veterinarian. This involves a skin test

● Animals testing positive are given a T brand on the left side of the neck

Cattle measles

● Cattle measles is a stage of

● a tapeworm in cattle. When

● people eat infected meat which

● is undercooked, they develop tapeworms in the gut

● Cattle are infected when they pick up tapeworm eggs when grazing on pastures which are polluted because of unhygienic toilet practices by infected people

● Infected cattle do not look sick and measles can only be seen in the meat at slaughter