Directory: Animals: Dairy & Beef Cattle: Health and Diseases (7)   Articles Cow Salmonella Infections Discuses prevention and treatment of Salmonellosis which is a disease that can affect all animals, and humans too. Bloat in cattle and sheep Bloat is a risk when grazing young lush pasture particularly with a high legume content. Article covers diagnosis and treatment. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Information on a new bulk milk test for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) which is a cause of reproductive loss in cows, reduced growth rates and occasionally fatal disease in young stock. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) An article on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea - the symptoms and choosing whether to vaccinate. Cow Leptospirosis An article describing Leptospirosis and outlining the importance of prevention and eliminating the risk of infection by vaccination. Cow Pulpy Kidney An article describing the clostridial bacteria which causes Cow Pulpy Kidney which suggests giving a sensitizer and booster vaccination. Metabolic Diseases A checklist of preventative measures to guard against Metabolic disease, problems of downer cows and milk fever cases, and sub-clinical hypocalcaemia and its impact on production, disease and infertility. Current Weather Warnings | Bookmark this page | Suggest a listing | Advertise on this page | Our Philosophy This page was last updated on 03 Jan 2010 All content and images copyright © 2010 Small Kiwi Farms New Zealand. Copyright of linked pages is retained by their owners. Small Kiwi Farms New Zealand is unable to give any assurance regarding the accuracy of this information.