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
