Animal Health Questions and answers

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The reaction of an animal to certain stimuli. - ANSWER Behavior A disturbance in the functions or structure of an animal. - ANSWER Disease An animal that strives to maintain a constant body temp... erature. - ANSWER Endotherm An animal that adju sts its body temperature to that of its environment. - ANSWER Ectotherm A disease that is spread by direct or indirect contact with other animals. - ANSWER Contagious disease A tiny disease-causing particle. - ANSWER Virus A single-celled microorganism. - ANSWER Bacteria Unicellular organisms that generally cause diseases on the outside of animals. - ANSWER Fungi Unicellular organism that cause diseases such as malaria and anaplasmosis. - ANSWER Protozoa A multicellular organism that lives on or inside another animal. - ANSWER Parasite A parasite that lives within its host. - ANSWER Internal parasite A parasite that lives on the exterior of its host. - ANSWER External parasite A parasitic disease caused by a protozoan that attacks red blood corpuscles. - ANSWER Anaplasmosis A reproductive disease that commonly affects cattle, sheep, goats, and hogs. - ANSWER Brucellosis A parasitic poultry disease caused by a protozoan. - ANSWER Coccidiosis A disease of cattle caused by feeding meat meal infected with scrapie. - ANSWER Mad cow disease Internal parasites of cattle caused by heel flies. - ANSWER Grubs A bacterial disease of the udder that affects female cattle, sheep, goats,and swine. - ANSWER Mastitis The process of keeping areas where animals are raised and feed clean. - ANSWER Sanitation A substance that destroys the microorganisms that cause disease. - ANSWER Disinfectant Acquired resistance to a disease. - ANSWER Immunity Immune substances produced by the body to defend against the attack of disease-causing organisms. - ANSWER Antibodies The first milk produced after birth containing material antibodies to protect the newborn against diseases early in life. - ANSWER Colostrum A pellet placed under the skin to promote growth or control reproduction is called a(n)___________________. - ANSWER Implant A(n) ___________________ injection is used to treat mastitis in dairy cattle. - ANSWER Intramammary Bumps found on the back of cattle in late winter and spring may be caused by ________________. - ANSWER Grubs Cattle with ____________ coloring around their eyes are more susceptible to eye diseases, such as pink eye. - ANSWER Light Disease-preventing medications placed in food or water are called ________________. - ANSWER Additives A(n) _______________ injection is made just beneath the skin. - ANSWER Subcutaneous The ____________ of an endothermic animal may involuntarily contract or shiver to burn energy and keep the body warm. - ANSWER Muscles Hollow tail is caused by severe ____________________. - ANSWER Malnutrition Roundworms are __________________ parasites. - ANSWER Internal New animals should be kept in __________________ for three to four weeks to ensure they are free of disease. - ANSWER Isolation A(n) ______________ medicati [Show More]

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