Ma'anar ƙamus na "cutar dabbobi" tana nufin kowace cuta, kamuwa da cuta, ko cuta da ke shafar dabbobi, gami da na gida da na daji. Ana iya haifar da waɗannan cututtuka ta hanyoyi daban-daban kamar ƙwayoyin cuta, ƙwayoyin cuta, ƙwayoyin cuta, ko yanayin muhalli, kuma suna iya yin tasiri mai mahimmanci akan lafiyar dabbobi, jin dadi, da yawan aiki. Wasu misalan cututtukan dabbobi na yau da kullun sun haɗa da tarin fuka na bovine, mura avian, cutar ƙafa da baki, da rabies. Gudanar da ingantaccen kulawa da kula da cututtukan dabbobi yana da mahimmanci don kiyaye lafiya da jin daɗin dabbobi da mutane.