Animal Health

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Animal Health refers to the _______ _____ _____ of animals.

Back (Answer)

Physical well being

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Animal Health is effected by (11) …

Back (Answer)

• Infectious disease • Non-infectious disease • Animal density • Stress • Boredom • Nutrition • Availability of water • Temperature • Sanitation • Attention • Shelter

Front (Question)

What does a healthy animal look like?

Back (Answer)

• Ears and head up • Bright eyes • Smooth bright hair coat • Hang out with the flock/herd

Front (Question)

What does a healthy animal do?

Back (Answer)

• Eat / Drink • Run / Play • Role / Lay in the dirt • Nurse

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What does an unhealthy animal look like?

Back (Answer)

• Listlessness • Rough hair coat • Drooping head • Dull eyes • Arched back • Slow to move • Seperation

Front (Question)

What does an unhealthy animal do?

Back (Answer)

• Doesn’t eat / nurse • Doesn’t play • Doesn’t drink • Isolation

Front (Question)

Define: Mortality:

Back (Answer)

Death loss

Front (Question)

Define: Morbid:

Back (Answer)

Diseased or unhealthy (Morbidity)

Front (Question)

Define: Disease:

Back (Answer)

Deviation from normal which temporarily impairs vital functions

#10

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What types of disease are there?

Back (Answer)

• Anatomical • Physiological • Chemical

#11

Front (Question)

Define: Antibody:

Back (Answer)

Proteins (immunoglobulins) produced by cells (B-Lymphocytes) in the body that attack foreign bodies (antigen)

#12

Front (Question)

Define: Antibiotic:

Back (Answer)

Is a chemical substance produced by various species of microorganisms and is used as a pharmaceutical to suppress growth of other microorganisms

#13

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Define: Zoonotic Disease:

Back (Answer)

Can be passed from animal to humans

#14

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Define: Contagious Disease:

Back (Answer)

Infectious disease that is spread rapidly

#15

Front (Question)

Economic loss to producers via animal loss: ____% of potential gross income

Back (Answer)

#16

Front (Question)

Economic loss to producers via animal loss:________% of farm animals die before weaning

Back (Answer)

10 - 20

#17

Front (Question)

Economic loss to producers via animal loss: _____% of broilers die before reaching market weight

Back (Answer)

2 - 4

#18

Front (Question)

Economic loss to producers via animal loss: __% death loss of laying hens per month

Back (Answer)

#19

Front (Question)

Other economic factors to animal heath are …

Back (Answer)

• Vaccines • Treatments • Veterinarian

#20

Front (Question)

Animal Welfare: Refers to how well animals are able to cope with_______ _________.

Back (Answer)

Living conditions

#21

Front (Question)

Animal Welfare: Refers to proper _________ and ____ of animals.

Back (Answer)

Treatment, Care

#22

Front (Question)

Animal Welfare is based on the following …

Back (Answer)

• Mental state of the animal - Living conditions of the animal

#23

Front (Question)

Animal Welfare: Refers to the ___, ______, and _______ of animals

Back (Answer)

Care, Control, Handling

#24

Front (Question)

Animal Welfare: Should maximize an animal’s ability to ____, reproduce and maintain _______ health.

Back (Answer)

Grow, Adequate