Hyperthermia associated with anaplasmosis in a dairy cow in Kenya

Authors: Odiawo GO, Motelin GK
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 37, Issue 2, pp 84, Jun 1989
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Protozoa, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Parasites - blood borne, Circulatory system/haematology, Syndrome, Temperature, International
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Bovine hyperthermia has been reported in Australia, New Zealand and North America. Because of the lack of specific aetiology of the condition in this species some investigators have called it `idiopathic bovine hyperthermia’ others have associated it with tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) toxicity. The condition is characterised by a sudden onset of respiratory distress and pyrexia (temperatures up to 42°C), salivation, depression and drop in milk production in lactating dairy cattle. Open mouth breathing with tongue protrusion is a charateristic sign and affected animals often seek shade and sometimes stand in water. On 21 March 1986, the ambulatory unit of the animal health department of Egerton University (formerly Egerton College) was called out to attend an adult Friesian cow belonging to a farmer..

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