POMP 4230 (DE01) Animal Health Questions and
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Definition
-The proportion of animals with a specific disease that die from it
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Mortality Disease Incidence
Morbidity Case fatality (rate)
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Describe the protective function of inflammation
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-Dairy cows milked 2-3 times a day
-In tie stalls or free roaming barns with robots
- Goal of cow-calf operations is to have a calf born from every cow over a short
window of time, grow calves efficiently, and market desirable calves for the next
stage of beef production
- Formula for profit: Number of cows muliplied by the percentage of calves
produced multiplied by the calf's weaning weight multiplied by the sale price and
then minus cow costs
-Key function of the innate immune system
-Response to insult or injury that helps contain an infection or repair an injury
(can either be localized - heat, pain, swelling or systemic - decreased
appetite, fever)
Presence of twins
-Higher risk pregnancy
Heat stress
-Uterus becomes inhospitable
Genetic anomalies that are not compatible with life
Maternal disease
-Inflammatory responses
Iatrogenic
-Accidental injection of prostaglandins used to synchronize estrus cycles that
induce ovulation
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Definition
-Horizontal disease transmission is the transmittance of disease
between animals of the same generation
-Vertical disease transmission occurs between animals of one
generation to a succeeding generation. It can occur through in utero
routes during gestation (e.g., the PRRS virus in swine production) or via
colostrum or milk (e.g., bovine leukemia virus)
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The immune system is divided into
Describe the current state of
innate and adaptive, what is the
neonatal calf health
difference?
Horizontal vs. vertical
Necessary vs. Sufficient cause
transmission
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Definition
-OIE definition "The physical and mental state of an animal in relation
to the condition in which it lives."
Five Freedoms
, 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst
2. Freedom from discomfort
3. Freedom from pain, injury, and disease
4. Freedom to express normal behaviour
5. Freedom from fear and distress
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Explain the general structure and What is welfare and what are
stages of swine production the five freedoms?
Explain the general structure and
Describe a "day in the life" of different
systems of the Canadian beef
types of small ruminants
industry
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Definition
The usual frequency of occurrence of a disease in a population
The constant presence of a disease in a population producing an
expected and somewhat predictable level of disease
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Chronic disease Sporadic disease
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1 of 97
Definition
-The proportion of animals with a specific disease that die from it
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Mortality Disease Incidence
Morbidity Case fatality (rate)
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2 of 97
,Term
Describe the protective function of inflammation
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-Dairy cows milked 2-3 times a day
-In tie stalls or free roaming barns with robots
- Goal of cow-calf operations is to have a calf born from every cow over a short
window of time, grow calves efficiently, and market desirable calves for the next
stage of beef production
- Formula for profit: Number of cows muliplied by the percentage of calves
produced multiplied by the calf's weaning weight multiplied by the sale price and
then minus cow costs
-Key function of the innate immune system
-Response to insult or injury that helps contain an infection or repair an injury
(can either be localized - heat, pain, swelling or systemic - decreased
appetite, fever)
Presence of twins
-Higher risk pregnancy
Heat stress
-Uterus becomes inhospitable
Genetic anomalies that are not compatible with life
Maternal disease
-Inflammatory responses
Iatrogenic
-Accidental injection of prostaglandins used to synchronize estrus cycles that
induce ovulation
Don't know?
, 3 of 97
Definition
-Horizontal disease transmission is the transmittance of disease
between animals of the same generation
-Vertical disease transmission occurs between animals of one
generation to a succeeding generation. It can occur through in utero
routes during gestation (e.g., the PRRS virus in swine production) or via
colostrum or milk (e.g., bovine leukemia virus)
Give this one a try later!
The immune system is divided into
Describe the current state of
innate and adaptive, what is the
neonatal calf health
difference?
Horizontal vs. vertical
Necessary vs. Sufficient cause
transmission
Don't know?
4 of 97
Definition
-OIE definition "The physical and mental state of an animal in relation
to the condition in which it lives."
Five Freedoms
, 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst
2. Freedom from discomfort
3. Freedom from pain, injury, and disease
4. Freedom to express normal behaviour
5. Freedom from fear and distress
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Explain the general structure and What is welfare and what are
stages of swine production the five freedoms?
Explain the general structure and
Describe a "day in the life" of different
systems of the Canadian beef
types of small ruminants
industry
Don't know?
5 of 97
Definition
The usual frequency of occurrence of a disease in a population
The constant presence of a disease in a population producing an
expected and somewhat predictable level of disease
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Chronic disease Sporadic disease
