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Disease Description
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Cattle affected by arthritis have difficulty in moving, including getting up and swelling in joints. Some outbreaks have many lame calves while others have none affected calves. While, some calves have swollen joints, that are so painful that they will reluctant to walk to the feed and water bunks. In rare cases, calves can have spinal issues, tiredness, irritability, muscle atrophy, licking, chewing and biting. Maunsell, F.P.; Woolums, A.R.; Francoz, D.; Rosenbusch, R.F.; Step, D.L.; Wilson, D.J.; Janzen, E.D. (July 2011). "Mycoplasma bovis infections in cattle". Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 25 (4): 772–783. doi:10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0750.x. PMID 21745245
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