Signs of disease

Question 1

cow health check

Answer 1

• description
• general impression:
• behavior
• posture and gait
• nutritional status (long and short term)
• maintenance status (skin, hooves)
• eye-catching clinical problems

Question 2

how do vets check

Answer 2

• Breathing (type and frequency)
• Heart rate
• Temperature
• Mucosal membranes
• Skin/hair/horny structures
• Lymph nodes

Question 3

digestive disorders and diarrhea might be caused by …

Answer 3

• Nutritional/metabolic disorders
• Infections:
  Bacteria, viruses, worms, protozoa (coccidiosis)

Question 4

signs of respiratory disease

Answer 4

• Loss of oxygen uptake
• Loss of inhalation capacity
• Nasal and eye secretions
• Airway secretions
• Coughing