Disease Causing Organisms

Disease-Causing Organisms: Disease is a change in the normal functioning of plants and animals caused by pathogenic organisms.

Disease-causing organisms include Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Nematodes and Worms.

Disease-causing organisms transmit diseases to farm animals through the following:

(i) Wind or Airborne

(ii) Rain or Waterborne

(iii) Insect vectors

(iv) Soil borne

(v) Direct contact