For centuries cattle have been the major species for meat and milk production, and in some countries they also serve an additional role as draught animals. Disease, leading to suboptimal production or death, can have a major economic effect on a community reliant on cattle. This atlas attempts to illustrate the clinical features of over 360 conditions. These range from minor problems, such as necrosis caused by tail bands (used for identification purposes), to major infectious diseases, such as foot-and-mouth and rinderpest, which can wreak havoc when introduced into countries and areas previously free of infection. In endemic areas, which all too often include developing countries short of.
