Health Management Flashcards
Health Management is …
Important for producers to ensure herd/flock health
Health Management can …
Protect producers from losing the entire herd/flock
Health Management includes: Purchasing new animals from______ sources.
Reliable
Health Management includes: _________ new animals until they have been evaluated by a veterinarian.
Quarantining
Health Management includes: Quarantining ill animals in a ________ housing facility.
Separate
Health Management includes: _______ all equipment used on ___ animals.
Sanitizing, ill
Health Management observations: Are made _____ by the producer.
Daily
Health Management observations: Allow producers to notice abnormal behaviors including:
- Lameness
- Limping
Other Health Management observations include …
- Eating habits
- Drinking habits: excessive drinking
- Behavior: isolation, aggressiveness
Health Management sanitation: Helps _______ animal health by providing a _____ environment.
Maximize, Clean
Health Management sanitation: consists of the following …
- Daily removal of excrement
- Clean, dry bedding
- Fresh feed and water
- Proper drainage systems in housing facilities
- Clean equipment
Health Management Vaccines: Are required for all _________ animals to promote health.
Domesticated
True or False: Vaccines vary from species to species.
True
True or False: Vaccines help eliminate the use of antibiotics in food producing animals.
True
Common Vaccines for cattle include …
- Leptospirosis vaccine
- Clostridia (blackleg) vaccine
- Bangs vaccine
Common Vaccines for horses include …
- Rabies vaccine
- Equine influenza vaccine
- West nile virus vaccine
Common Vaccines for sheep and goats include …
- CDT vaccine
- Sore mouth vaccine (normally one and done but can be repeated)
- Tetanus vaccine
Common Vaccines for swine include …
- Leptospirosis vaccine
- Pasteurella vaccine
- Mycoplasma vaccine
- PRRS
Common Vaccines for dogs include …
- Leptospirosis vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
- Parvo vaccine
- Distemper vaccine
Common Vaccines for cats include …
- Herpes (rhinotracheitis) the R in FVRCP
- Calici the C in FVRCP
- Panleukopenia (feline distemper) the P in FVRCP
- Feline leukemia
Methods of Treatment include …
- Topically
- Orally
- Intra-nasally
- Injections
The Subcutaneous injection is where?
Under the skin
The Intramuscular injection is where?
Directly into the muscle
The Intravenous injection is where?
Into a vein
The Intramammary injection is where?
Into the teat canal
The Intraperitoneal injection is where?
Into the peritoneal cavity
The Intrauterine injection is where?
Via cannula into the uterus
The Subconjunctival injection is where?
Beneath the conjunctiva
Vital signs: Refers to the _______, respiration rate and _____ of the body.
Temperature, Pulse
Vital signs: Provide _____ ______ about an animal’s state of health and can be used to not only detect but also monitor ______ ______, such as disease.
Critical Information, Medical Issues
Fever when temperature is _____ or _____ normal or considered.
Elevated, Above
True or False: Hypothermic when temperature is below normal.
True
What is Respiration?
The act of breathing
Respiration is determined by …
- Rate: Number of respirations per minute
- Depth: Intensity or indication of strain
- Rhythm: Change in duration on inspiration and expiration
- Sound: Absence of sound
- Dyspnea: Labored breathing
True or False: Pulse Rate is the measure of the heart rate or the number of times the heart beats every two minutes
False its the number of heartbeats per minute
Pulse rate is determined through the following examinations:
- Frequency: number of beats per minute
- Rhythm: regular pattern of beats
What is Quality?
Tension on the arterial wall and volume of blood flow
