✨️✨️✨️DISEASES THAT MOSTLY AFFECTS HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN CATTLES ✨️✨️✨️ Holstein Friesian cattle, known for their high milk production, are particularly susceptible to several diseases due to their genetics and intensive dairy use. A specific disease that disproportionately affects this breed is: Learn with #nilefeeds ✨️ 👉Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (BLAD) 👉OVERVIEW: 👉Cause: Genetic disorder due to a mutation in the gene coding for CD18 (an adhesion molecule). ✅️Breed affected: Primarily Holstein Friesians. ✅️Inheritance: Autosomal recessive — both parents must be carriers. 👉SYMPTOMS: ✅️Poor wound healing ✅️Recurrent bacterial infections (especially in the skin, respiratory tract, and joints) ✅️Slow growth and early death (often within the first year) ✅️Leukocytosis (high white blood cell count) but impaired immune response 👉DIAGNOSIS: ✅️Genetic testing of breeding animals (to detect carriers) ✅️Clinical signs and bloodwork in affected calves 👉CONTROL: ✅️Genetic screening of breeding stock ✅️Avoid breeding two carriers ✅️Use of artificial insemination from BLAD-free sires 👉OTHER COMMON DISEASES IN HOLSTEINS (THOUGH NOT BREED-SPECIFIC): ✅️Mastitis – due to high milk yield ✅️Ketosis – metabolic disorder in high-producing cows ✅️Milk Fever (Hypocalcemia) – especially in older dairy cows ✅️Displaced Abomasum – due to deep-bodied structure and high-concentrate diets 👉Follow our Facebook page for more educative topics: https://www.facebook.com/nilefeeds.