What causes Anaplasmosis?
A microorganism, Anaplasma marginale, causes the disease. This parasite infects the red blood cells and causes sever anemia. Ticks that bite infected cattle spread the disease to non-infected animals, transferring the parasite from infected to susceptible animals. Using contaminated syringes, or by blood transfer between animals with unclean equipment when dehorning or pregnancy checking (same glove for many animals) can also transmit the disease.
