03 Dec 2012 A case of three day sickness on a Casino district farm has prompted the North Coast Livestock Health and Pest Authority (LHPA) to alert producers to monitor their cattle for signs of the disease. Three day sickness, or bovine ephemeral fever, is a viral disease of cattle that typically causes affected animals to display symptoms for a few days only. It is spread seasonally by biting insects, and traditionally occurs in Queensland and the north-eastern parts of NSW. Many cattle in these regions develop immunity to the disease because they are exposed as young animals. Matt Ball, Senior District Veterinarian with...
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