Other Animal Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
An increase in infection levels by the parasite _Neospora caninum_ has forced the Cattle Health Certification Standards (Checs) to add it to their list of targeted diseases.
Evidence shows infection levels from the parasite, which is hosted in dogs, could be as high as 51 percent across UK beef and dairy herds.
The risk is so great that it is the 1st new disease in 15 years to be added to Checs, the regulatory body for cattle-health schemes in the UK and Ireland, and joins Johne’s
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