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Diseases/Health
Sheep/Swine
Horses
Cattle/Dairy
Definitions
100
An infective agent that result in lower health in living things.
What is a disease?
100
Also known as overeating disease
What is Enterotoxaemia?
100
Symptoms are adnominal pain, kicking abdomen
What is colic?
100
known to cause abortions
What is Brucellosis?
100
the forcing of a liquid into a part, as into the subcutaneous tissues
What is an injection?
200
Results from injury, genetic abnormalities, ingestion of toxic material and poor nutrition.
What is a non-contagious disease?
200
Pale, Soft and Exudative in meat
What is PSS?
200
Caused by a virus, carried by mosquito's and birds
What is west nile virus?
200
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
What is BSE or mad cow disease?
200
within a vein or veins.
What is intravenous?
300
given into the fat layer between the skin and muscle.
What is a subcutaneous injection?
300
Fatal, degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system.
What is scrapies?
300
Avoiding moldy or spoiled feed, Prevent over eating and over drinking, Have teeth floated annually
What is prevention of colic?
300
Clean stress free environment, Proper maintenance of facilities, Prevent teat injuries, Proper milking technique
What is prevention of mastitis?
300
an organism or animal that harbors or nourishes another organism
What is Host Animal?
400
An organism that lives and feeds on or in an organism of a different species and causes harm to its host.
What is a parasite?
400
Recessive gene
What is PSS?
400
Depression or apprehension , Weakness of limbs, Partial paralysis, Muscle twitching
What are symptoms of West Nile Virus?
400
Starts at the onset of lactation, Muscular weakness, Drowsiness , curled up in the fetal position
What is symptoms of milk fever?
400
Topical, oral or injected
What is a vaccination?
500
Resistant to a disease because of the formation of humoral antibodies or the development of cellular immunity, or both, or from some other mechanism, as interferon activity in viral infections.
What is immune?
500
Vaccination given to lambs 6 weeks of age and heavily nursing
What is prevention for enterotoxaemia?
500
Light walking of horse, Avoid stress, Give them bran mash and aspirin, Consult a vet
What is treatment of colic?
500
Intravenous injections of calcium, consult a vet.
What is treatment of milk fever?
500
Keeping facilities and equipment clean
What is sanitation?