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Leptospirosis - Cattle and Sheep (view source)
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==Signalment==
==Signalment==
Risk factors include access to rivers and watercourses, rodent infestation, buying in stock and using a bull instead of AI. Cograzing sheep with cattle can result in disease in cattle as sheep can act as non-symptomatic carriers.
Risk factors include access to rivers and watercourses, rodent infestation, buying in stock and using a bull instead of AI. Cograzing sheep with cattle can result in disease in cattle as sheep can act as non-symptomatic carriers.
A high percentage of UK herds are infected with leptospirosis, it is estimated that 75% of UK cattle have been exposed to the disease.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
Vaccination will reduce the incidence of the disease and improve fertility in the herd. The intial course is 2 doses 4-6 weeks apart; protecion is maintaned by yearly boosters.
Vaccination will reduce the incidence of the disease and improve fertility in the herd. The intial course is 2 doses 4-6 weeks apart; protecion is maintaned by yearly boosters.
==References==
==References==