Infectious Diseases Unwrapped – Leptospirosis
Rob Hall continues his look into infectious diseases with Leptospirosis up this month... Lepto is one of the most common causes of reduced fertility and pregnancy loss in cattle. It can also cause milk drop and increased cell counts. The disease is spread mainly through urine of infected animals but also through uterine discharge, aborted material and semen from infected bulls. The infectious organism is then absorbed from these fluids via the mucus membranes, for example the eyes, mouth, nose or reproductive tract. Once the leptospirosis organism is in the cow’s system it travels via the blood to the target [...]