Disease guide

Diseases and the tests that diagnose them

What each disease is, which animals it affects, how it spreads and which laboratory tests help your veterinarian find it. General information, written from published veterinary sources.

All animals Companion animals Farm animals Laboratory and exotic animals

Bacterial infections Viral infections Blood parasites Worms and other parasites Skin and fungal conditions Metabolic and nutritional Organ and hormone disorders Breeding and abortion Other

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Breeding and abortionCan affect people

Abortion in cattle and buffalo

Some pregnancy loss is unavoidable, but a run of abortions in a herd needs investigation. Infectious causes such as brucellosis, neosporosis, BVD and leptospirosis can be found with the right samples.

CowBuffalo

6 tests to diagnose it →

Breeding and abortion

Neosporosis

A parasite infection that is one of the most common causes of abortion in cattle, especially in intensively farmed herds. Cows can pass it to their calves before birth, and dogs are involved in spread.

CowBuffalo

3 tests to diagnose it →