Animal health and welfare

Question 1

define active immunity, and the two different variations

Answer 1

immunity that you develop after exposure to an infection, or from getting a vaccine.

natural active = antibodies made after exposure to an infection

artificial active = antibodies made after getting a vaccination

Question 2

define passive immunity and the two variations

Answer 2

immunity that you acquire from someone or something else

natural passive = antibodies transmitted from mother to baby

artificial passive = antibodies acquired from an immune serum medicine

Question 3

define what antibiotic resistance is

Answer 3

bacteria become less responsive to antibiotics.

overuse contributes to this problem

Question 4

list and define the three different injection insertions

Answer 4

intramuscular = into muscle
intravenous = into vein
subcutaneous = tissue under skin

Question 5

define what strip grazing is

Answer 5

a rotational grazing method where the pasture is divided into small sections, and cattle are allowed access to one section at a time.

Question 6

list three advantages to strip cell grazing

Answer 6

• improved pasture health (allows regrowth)
• better weight gain (cattle have access to fresh, nutritious pasture constantly)
• parasite control (reduce the buildup of internal parasites in pastures)

Question 7

list three disadvantages to strip and cell grazing

Answer 7

• labour intensive (requires frequent moving of fences and water sources)
• animal stress (moving cattle frequently can cause stress if not done calmly)
• infrastructure costs (initial investment of fencing and water systems required)

Question 8

define what cell grazing is

Answer 8

rotational grazing method where pastures are divided into smaller cells, and cattle are moved through systematically