The Livestock Disease  Program is responsible for maintaining the health and integrity of the Colorado livestock herd to provide a safe product for the public.

Carl Heckendorf, DVM

Livestock Disease Veterinarian

Equine Piroplasmosis

• Import requirements for Piroplasmosis-positive Texas counties 
• Map of South Texas Counties
• Equine Piroplasmosis 
• USDA Equine Piroplasmosis Factsheet 

Trichomoniasis

• Updated Trich Map
• Trichomoniasis Brochure

H1N1 Virus 

Rabies 

• Colorado Livestock Affected by Rabies 
• Rabies in Horses: Should Horses be Vaccinated in Colorado?
• AVMA Rabies Backgrounder 
• CO Dept of Public Health and Environment
• Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control (2007)  
• Skunk Surveillance Protocol (2009)   
• Map of Colorado Skunk Rabies (2009)

West Nile Virus (WNV)

• Colorado Horses Infected with West Nile Virus
• Equine Viral Neurological Disease  
• West Nile Virus in Horses
• Fight the Bite
• Map of WNV Positive Colorado Horses
• CO Dept of Public Health and Environment

Contagious Equine Metritis

Vesicular Stomatitis

• Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Fact Sheet
• VS Guidelines for Shows and Fairs
• VS Photos (USDA APHIS)
• Biosecurity:  Protecting Your Livestock and Poultry

Rev. 11/5/09

US Department of Agriculture:Veterinary Services

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Colorado Bird Health

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention