Learn Animal Disease with Braimy -B.Sc. Agriculture
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  • Respiratory infection
  • Highly contagious disease
  • Incubation period is 7-21 days

a) Etiology:

  • Streptococcus equi

b) Transmission:

  • Direct contact
  • Indirect (Utensils)
  • Colonizes on upper respiratory tract

c) Symptoms:

  • Fever
  • Lethargy
  • Nasal Discharge
  • Depression
  • Anorexia
  • Swollen lymph nodes

Strangles in Horses | Streptococcus

d) Treatment:

  • Antibiotics (Penicillin)
  • Anti-inflammatories
  • Do endoscopy to check prevalence of infection
  • Isolate the infected animal
  • Vaccination
  • Herd immunity
  • Disinfecting the area
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