✨️✨️✨️COWDRIOSIS DISEASE ALSO KNOWN AS HEARTWATER DISEASE ✨️ Cowdriosis, also known as Heartwater disease, is a serious and often fatal disease that affects domestic ruminants like cattle, sheep, and goats. It is caused by the bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium, which is transmitted by ticks, especially the Amblyomma species. Learn with #nilefeeds ✨️ ✅️ 💯 --- ✅ Causes of Cowdriosis ✅️Causative agent: Ehrlichia ruminantium (a rickettsial organism). ✅️Transmission: Primarily by Amblyomma ticks (e.g., Amblyomma variegatum). ✅️The ticks become infected by feeding on infected animals and spreading the disease to healthy animals through their bites. --- 🐄 CLINICAL SIGNS 👉HIGH FEVER FEVER (UP TO 42°C) ✅️Sudden death in some cases ✅️Nervous signs: convulsions, circling, chewing movements, and stiff gait ✅️Difficulty breathing ✅️Fluid accumulation around the heart and lungs (hence the name Heartwater) ✅️Diarrhoea and weakness ✅️In goats and sheep, signs may be less specific or chronic --- 💊 TREATMENT 👉ANTIBIOTICS: ✅️Tetracyclines (e.g., oxytetracycline) are the main treatment: ✅️Dose: 10 mg/kg body weight, IV or IM, once daily for 3–5 days. ✅️Early treatment increases the chance of survival. ✅️Supportive therapy: fluids, anti-inflammatories, and nursing care may help severely affected animals. 🛡️ PREVENTION AND CONTROL 👉TICK CONTROL: ✅️Regular use of acaricides (pour-ons, dips, or sprays) ✅️Rotational grazing to break the tick life cycle ✅️Vaccination (in some endemic areas): ✅️Live blood vaccine from infected animals may be used under controlled conditions. ✅️Quarantine and monitoring of new animals 👉If you're in a region where Heartwater is common, it's critical to have a preventive tick management plan and to train farm staff to recognize early signs for timely treatment. Follow our Facebook page for more educative topics: https://www.facebook.com/nilefeeds.