| SALMONELLA IN CATTLE, BOVINE SALMONELLOSIS- ZOONOSIS | |
| Description | The Gram-negative rod of the genus SALMONELLA has one species called ENTERICA, 6 subspecies and over 2200 serotypes, some of which are host-adapted. Most common in calves but can occur at any age. Abortion can follow fetal infection. Signs range from acute to chronic; shedders can carry the organism without signs. Septicemia, especially in young calves, causes sloughing of the skin of the extremities in rare cases. Disease in calves generally occurs after 1-week of age, with meningitis sometimes part of the disease syndrome. This is a zoonosis. |
| Species | Bovine |
| Signs | Abortion or weak newborns, Agalactia, Alopecia, Anorexia, Bloody stools, feces, hematochezia, Cold skin, Colic, Coma, Congestion oral mucous membranes, Conjunctival, scleral, injection, Conjunctival, scleral, redness, Cyanosis, Dehydration, Diarrhea, Dullness, Dyspnea, Fever, Forelimb lameness, Forelimb swelling, Generalized lameness or stiffness, Generalized weakness, Hindlimb lameness, Hindlimb swelling, Icterus, Inability to stand, Increased respiratory rate, Lack of growth or weight gain, Mastitis, Moist skin, hair or feathers, Mucoid nasal discharge, Mucous, mucoid stools, feces, Opisthotonus, Purulent nasal discharge, Reluctant to move, Seizures or syncope, Skin necrosis, Sudden death, Tachycardia, Underweight, poor condition, thin, emaciated, unthriftiness, ill thrift, Unusual or foul odor, stools, feces, Weight loss |
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