Chapter 69

A microbiological approach to infectious diseases of domestic animals is presented in this chapter. The material has been organized on a species and systems basis. Species of veterinary importance are dealt with in the following order: cattle (Table 69.1), sheep/goats (Table 69.2), pigs (Table 69.3), horses (Table 69.4), dogs (Table 69.5), cats (Table 69.6) and domestic birds (Table 69.7). It incorporates in a tabular form clinical aspects of the more important infectious diseases of domestic animals and mentions confirmatory tests appropriate for each disease. More complete information on the diagnosis of individual infectious agents will be found in the appropriate chapters. Diseases where sudden death occurs do not lend themselves to description on a systems basis. Such diseases include anthrax and the clostridial enterotoxaemias in cattle and sheep (Chapters 14 and 16). Relevant information on chemotherapy relating to the bacterial and fungal diseases is presented in Chapter 6.