1. Animal Health Topic # 3054 Ms. Blakeley Glen Rose FFA lesson webpage (www.glenroseFFA.org)www.glenroseFFA.org

2. What Causes Disease? Ê________: bacteria, viruses, protozoa Ë_____________: worms, insects –Infestations: external parasites –Infectious: internal disease ÌInjury: handling, facilities ÍInherited _______ Î__________________: easiest to correct –toxic materials in plants, nitrogen content –chemicals for insect control

3. Disease ____________ Disease: spread by contact Confinement Systems: disease easily spread Animal Waste: _______ for germs Soil Born Disease: live in soil –hog diseases –anthrax: bury animals deep cover with lime or burn –feline distemper –do NOT drag dead animals –alternate pastures

4. Disease From water & feed: chemical residues, waste From air: germs, chemicals, mosquitoes host disease Diseases divided according to how _______ they progress: ________: rapid progression (cholera, bloat, mastitis) all generally have a rapid increase in body temperature _________: last a long time (cancer), costly to fight Some are ____________: mastitis, pink eye

5. Vital Signs Ê________: high under left fore flank or over jawbone Ë_____________: rate of breathing Ì______________: most reliable & constant –taken rectally –rise of 3 deg F is considered serious Symptoms: not eat, isolate self, lack alertness, mucous discharge, droopy, lowered head, swelling, bleeding, abnormal bowel movements, worms in feces, unusual walk, abnormal behavior

6. Disease Prevention _____________: most important Vaccination: build up _____________ to fight disease Some diseases (tetanus) animals can’t be saved once they show signs –separate from herd –humanely kill and dispose of

7. Parasite Control Some parasites may be passed to humans –trichina, bladder worms Worming usually done in _________ ____________: apply manually or cattle rub Tick: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in humans Sanitation: ________ waste, __________ floors & walls, remove dead animals, insect & rodent control, repair equipment, proper bedding Hog house: ________________ & disinfect Pile manure to kill germs (heat)