Category: Bovids
𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 is a viral infection, caused by 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. The virus gets its name because it can cause 𝐜𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 (blue tinge to the tissue) of the tongue! Weird.
𝐅𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is an interesting process that happens when the uterine environment becomes infected. Unfortunately, the fetus does not survive this process.
𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is a viral disease that causes lumps on the skin (I know, shocking). This disease is most commonly seen in Africa.
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 (FMD) is a viral disease of significant economic importance in food production species. Outbreaks of this disease can have disastrous consequences for agriculture, such as the 2001 outbreak in the United Kingdom that was estimated to cost £𝟖 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 and resulted in the destruction of more than 𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 sheep and cattle.
𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 is a pretty complex name, so lets break it down. 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 means poor development of the hair follicles (hypo- meaning less, and trich- meaning hair), while 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 means lack of teeth (an- meaning not, and odont- meaning teeth). So these animals have no teeth and minimal hair!
𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 (inflammation of the skin) caused by 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚, which are small worm-like parasites. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 are the most common parasites we see causing this condition!
𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧 are plants of the Pteridium species, which are common in various places around the world. Bracken fern has several 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 (cancer-causing) toxins, which can cause issues for animals eating large amounts of the plant.
𝐌𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is caused by 𝐌𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐚 species, and today we will specifically talk about 𝐌𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬. Mycoplasmas are a specific type of bacteria that lack a cell wall.
