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Animal Health Flashcards

1
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What is the difference between mortality and morbidity

A

Mortality means death and morbidity means sickness

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2
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What is the difference between disease and a vector

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Disease is any deviation from normal health
Vector is anything that transfers a disease

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3
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What is the difference between infectious and contagious

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Infectious is the ability to transmitted by disease
Contagious is the disease can be readily transmitted from one animal to another

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4
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Endotoxin definition

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Cellular components that are released to cause damage to the host only when the bacterial cells lyse or degenerate

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5
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Exotoxin definition

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Toxin produced by an organism other than the host animal

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6
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What’s an example of an exotoxin

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Organisms of the intestinal tract

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7
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Protozoa

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Reproduces by fission, many cause animal disease

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8
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Rickettsiae

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Properties similar to viruses but are large in size and rarely affect livestock

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9
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True or False: rickettsiae can affect a cow

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False

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10
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Mycoplasms

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Smaller than rickettsiae but larger than viruses

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11
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What do mycoplasms cause in animals

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Respiratory problems

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12
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True or false: more animals in smaller areas need better sanitation

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True

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13
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SPF

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Specific pathogen free

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14
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What animal is SPF related to

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Swine

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15
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Look at slide 6

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16
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What are maternal antibodies found in

A

Colostrum

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17
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Why does an animal get sick?

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When challenge beats resistance

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18
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What is a necropsy

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Autopsy on an animal. Used if random death occurs

19
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Antiseptics definition

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Substances applied to tissue that kill or prevent the growth of microorganisms

20
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Disinfectants definition

A

Products used to kill pathogenic microorganisms
Used on innate objects

21
Q

What does good nutrition mean

A

Good health

22
Q

True or False: being malnourished leads to a high likelihood of being sick

A

True

23
Q

What does good records mean

A

Good health

24
Q

What does too healthy lead to

A

Being too naive

25
Q

What do California bands do

A

Strangulates tails and testicles which restricts blood flow and leads it to sluffing off

26
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Biologicals definition

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Prevent disease

27
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Pharmaceuticals definition

A

Treat disease

28
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Slide 19

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29
Q

What kind of injections are preferred

A

Subcutaneous- under the skin

30
Q

What does a good stockman have

A

An eye
A mind
An action attitude

31
Q

What is argued to be the main predator other than a coyote

A

Domesticated dogs

32
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Are chickens an outlier in temperature

A

Yes, with 107

33
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What are options for disease challenge

A

Ignore
Minimize
Employ biologicals

34
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What are herd health goals

A

Prevent exposure to disease
Keep disease resistance high
If disease occurs, prevent its spread

35
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What does a good vaccine do

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Increase collective herd immunity

36
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What are killed vaccines

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Response is not as strong and shorter lived, but it’s cheaper

37
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What are modified live vaccines

A

More restrictive and more effective

38
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What vaccines need to be done near open wounds

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Clostridial vaccines and tetanus

39
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True or False: vaccines should be administered to newborns

A

False: their immune systems are weak

40
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Where should vaccines be applied to

A

The neck area

41
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What are the 3 steps of sanitation

A

Top wash
Cleaning phase
Sanitize

42
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What methods are preferred when administering biological or pharmaceuticals

A

Topically
Orally

43
Q

What are toxoids

A

Vaccines prepared by the actual toxins produced by the bacterial organisms

44
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What diseases are toxoids primarily applied to

A

Clostridial

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