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The animal gets swelling on hind quarters, shoulders arid neck, limps and on pressing the affected parts, makes crepitating sound in the disease

A. Black quarter

B. Haemorrhagic septicaemia

C. FMD

D. Rinderpest

Answer: Option A

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The animal gets swelling on the hind quarters, shoulders arid neck, limp and on pressing the affected parts, making crepitating sound in the disease named Black quarter.
Blackleg, black quarter, quarter evil, or quarter ill is an infectious bacterial disease most commonly caused by Clostridium chauvoei, a Gram-positive bacterial species.
It is an acute, highly fatal disease of cattle and sheep. In cattle, characteristic lesions of emphysematous swelling of the musculature often develop without a history of wounds. When infection begins, the animal may develop a fever, and the affected limb can feel hot to the touch. The limb usually swells significantly, and the animal can develop lameness on the affected leg.

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