Livestock Health
The Colorado State Veterinarian's Office is responsible for maintaining the health and integrity of the Colorado livestock herd to provide a safe product for the public.
Below are a list of reportable diseases of livestock and equine. If any of these diseases are seen they should be reported to the Colorado USDA Area Office (303) 231-5385 or the Colorado State Veterinarian's Office (303) 239-4161. Any disease of unusual morbidity or mortality that does not fit a normally expected clinical picture shall also be reported.
Select a link below to learn more information about the disease.
| Anaplasmosis (clinical disease only) | Johne's Disease (Paratuberculosis) |
| Anthrax | Malignant Catarrhal Fever |
| Avian Influenza (both high or low pathogenic) | Plague1,2 |
| Bluetongue (clinical disease only) | Psittacosis1,2 |
| Brucellosis (bovine, porcine, ovine or canine1) | Pseudorabies |
| Bovine Babesiosis | Rabies1,2 |
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) | Salmonella (pullorum or enteritidis) |
| Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) | Scabies (cattle or sheep) |
| Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) | Scrapie |
| Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) | Screwworm |
| Equine Encephalomyelitis2 | Trichomoniasis |
| Equine Infectious Anemia (positive Coggins/ELISA) | Tuberculosis (TB) |
| Equine Piroplasmosis | Tularemia1,2 |
| Equine Viral Arteritis | Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV) (all species) |
| Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHV-1 & EHV-4) | Vesicular Diseases (all species) |
| Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) | West Nile Virus |
| Influenza Virus Subtype H3N2 |
1Diseases of interest to small animal practitioners
2Also reportable to the Colorado Dept of Public Health
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