Animal Health
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Animal Health refers to the _______ _____ _____ of animals.
Physical well being
Animal Health is effected by (11) …
• Infectious disease • Non-infectious disease • Animal density • Stress • Boredom • Nutrition • Availability of water • Temperature • Sanitation • Attention • Shelter
What does a healthy animal look like?
• Ears and head up • Bright eyes • Smooth bright hair coat • Hang out with the flock/herd
What does a healthy animal do?
• Eat / Drink • Run / Play • Role / Lay in the dirt • Nurse
What does an unhealthy animal look like?
• Listlessness • Rough hair coat • Drooping head • Dull eyes • Arched back • Slow to move • Seperation
What does an unhealthy animal do?
• Doesn’t eat / nurse • Doesn’t play • Doesn’t drink • Isolation
Define: Mortality:
Death loss
Define: Morbid:
Diseased or unhealthy (Morbidity)
Define: Disease:
Deviation from normal which temporarily impairs vital functions
What types of disease are there?
• Anatomical • Physiological • Chemical
Define: Antibody:
Proteins (immunoglobulins) produced by cells (B-Lymphocytes) in the body that attack foreign bodies (antigen)
Define: Antibiotic:
Is a chemical substance produced by various species of microorganisms and is used as a pharmaceutical to suppress growth of other microorganisms
Define: Zoonotic Disease:
Can be passed from animal to humans
Define: Contagious Disease:
Infectious disease that is spread rapidly
Economic loss to producers via animal loss: ____% of potential gross income
15
Economic loss to producers via animal loss:________% of farm animals die before weaning
10 - 20
Economic loss to producers via animal loss: _____% of broilers die before reaching market weight
2 - 4
Economic loss to producers via animal loss: __% death loss of laying hens per month
1
Other economic factors to animal heath are …
• Vaccines • Treatments • Veterinarian
Animal Welfare: Refers to how well animals are able to cope with_______ _________.
Living conditions
Animal Welfare: Refers to proper _________ and ____ of animals.
Treatment, Care
Animal Welfare is based on the following …
• Mental state of the animal - Living conditions of the animal
Animal Welfare: Refers to the ___, ______, and _______ of animals
Care, Control, Handling
Animal Welfare: Should maximize an animal’s ability to ____, reproduce and maintain _______ health.
Grow, Adequate