Lepto can cause sickness and bloody urine in calves. In cows,
Lepto causes swelling of the udder. Lepto has been linked with
major rates of abortion in cattle. Most cattle in the country
have anti-bodies of Lepto. The presence of anti-bodies proves
that cattle at some point of time or the other have been
affected with Lepto. The disease spreads by skin contact or by
venereal transmission. Lepto spreads rapidly via the blood-
stream to all important tissues.  Common Names  Lepto is also
known as Leptospirosis. A number of strains of Lepto have been
shown to cause disease in cattle. A previously unrecognized form
of the disease has been also found in the US. This Lepto is
called "Lepto hardjo-bovis.” The disease is also known by the
names of Weil's disease, canicola fever and canefield fever.
Causative Organism  According to experts, there are at least
five species of Leptospira, the causative organism. It is a
bacterium which is present in the United States. The species
most commonly found are L hardjo, L icte