Mystery disease kills over 200 cattle
NEW SOUTH WALES - More than 200 cattle have died in the western division of New South Wales over the past few months from a mystery disease.
23 March 2007
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The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is investigating the yet-unidentified disease.
Senior regional animal health manager Greg Curran says cattle are displaying a wide range of symptoms.
"The first animals that are affected usually are calves, they might show things like just being off colour, or there might be a bit of scouring over a couple of days and then, you know, they'll die quite quickly," he said.
"The other symptoms we've been seeing I suppose are upper respiratory tract signs or lung signs, or there might be some muck coming out their nose or a bit of froth at their mouth, so it's been a real mixed bag."
