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Agriculture · Q264

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 264

Q264

Mad itch is mostly a disease of

A.
Caprine
B.
Bovine
C.
Swine
Answer
D.
Ovine

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Mad itch is mostly a disease of Swine.
Aujeszky's disease, or mad itch, is a viral disease mainly of cattle and swine but also affects sheep, goats, dogs, cats, raccoons, opossums, skunks and rodents.
It is not considered to be a disease of humans. Infected swine lose their appetites and may have convulsive fits.