Unhealthy Animals Flashcards
1
Q
Disease
A
Any deviation from the normal health of an animal
2
Q
Animals should be kept healthy because
A
Unhealthy animals cost money (millions of dollars spent every year)
3
Q
Some causes of unhealthy animals
A
- Germs
- Parasites
- Injury
- Inherited genes
- Poor nutrition
4
Q
Infestation
A
external parasites
5
Q
Infectious
A
internal disease
6
Q
Visual Signs
A
- Body posture
- Off feed and water
- Isolated
- Sounds
- Trauma
7
Q
Non - Visual Signs
A
- Temperature
- Pulse
- Respiration
- Blood Types
- Mucous membranes
- Tissue Cultures
8
Q
Temperature
A
Internal temperature of an animal taken with a thermometer
9
Q
Pulse
A
Heart rate of animal taken by pressing on the blood vessel (artery)
10
Q
Respiration
A
The rise and fall of the body cavity or breaths per minute
