Non Contagious Diseases – Cattle

The diseases which does not spread by external modes but are caused by physiological or genetical means is known as non contagious diseases.

1. Milk fever :

Milk fever is common in high milk producing cows and
buffaloes during the early part of the lactation. It is due to inability of the
animal to assimilate calcium from the feed, leading to demineralization in the
bone. The serum Ca and P levels become low and the sugar level gets
increased.

Symptoms :

Staggering, loss of appetite, temperature becoming below
normal, pulse rate becoming high, restlessness and become inactive.
Precaution and first aid : Feeding jaggery along with lime water, few days
prior to calving and giving soft nutritious and easily digestible food for a few
days after calving prevents milk fever. Cleaning the udder with warm cloth
and preventing infection from the floor. Pumping clean air into the udder and
massaging are other measures to be adopted.

2. Constipation :

Constipation is severe due to over eating of coarse

Precaution and first aid :