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Animal Health Topic # 3054 Ms. Blakeley Glen Rose FFA lesson webpage (www.glenroseFFA.org)www.glenroseFFA.org
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What Causes Disease? Ê________: bacteria, viruses, protozoa Ë_____________: worms, insects –Infestations: external parasites –Infectious: internal disease ÌInjury: handling, facilities ÍInherited _______ Î__________________: easiest to correct –toxic materials in plants, nitrogen content –chemicals for insect control
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Disease ____________ Disease: spread by contact Confinement Systems: disease easily spread Animal Waste: _______ for germs Soil Born Disease: live in soil –hog diseases –anthrax: bury animals deep cover with lime or burn –feline distemper –do NOT drag dead animals –alternate pastures
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Disease From water & feed: chemical residues, waste From air: germs, chemicals, mosquitoes host disease Diseases divided according to how _______ they progress: ________: rapid progression (cholera, bloat, mastitis) all generally have a rapid increase in body temperature _________: last a long time (cancer), costly to fight Some are ____________: mastitis, pink eye
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Vital Signs Ê________: high under left fore flank or over jawbone Ë_____________: rate of breathing Ì______________: most reliable & constant –taken rectally –rise of 3 deg F is considered serious Symptoms: not eat, isolate self, lack alertness, mucous discharge, droopy, lowered head, swelling, bleeding, abnormal bowel movements, worms in feces, unusual walk, abnormal behavior
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Disease Prevention _____________: most important Vaccination: build up _____________ to fight disease Some diseases (tetanus) animals can’t be saved once they show signs –separate from herd –humanely kill and dispose of
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Parasite Control Some parasites may be passed to humans –trichina, bladder worms Worming usually done in _________ ____________: apply manually or cattle rub Tick: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in humans Sanitation: ________ waste, __________ floors & walls, remove dead animals, insect & rodent control, repair equipment, proper bedding Hog house: ________________ & disinfect Pile manure to kill germs (heat)
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