Livestock diseases caused by bacteria, including tuberculosis, brucellosis and the major respiratory and enteric bacterial diseases of cattle and other farmed animals. Belongs here: any livestock disease whose recognized causal agent is a bacterium. Does not belong here: a viral, parasitic or prion livestock disease, each grouped under its own heading, and a bacterial disease of honeybees, grouped under Apiculture Pests and Diseases.
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Bacterial Diseases of Livestock
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1. Wikipedia: Bovine tuberculosis
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it can be spread in exhaled air, sputum, urine, faeces, and pus, so the disease can be transmitted by direct contact, contact with the excreta of an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols, depending on the species involved
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