WAEC Agricultural Science 2008 Question 51

Question 51

Animal Health

A farmer noticed that one of his cows has high fever, blood-stained diarrhoea and often grinds its teeth. This shows that the cow is infected by

  1. A.rinderpest
  2. B.anthrax
  3. C.brucellosis
  4. D.aspergillosis.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (rinderpest)

Explanation

Fever with bloody diarrhoea is typical of rinderpest.