BTEC Animal Care - Unit 1 Animal Health
Quantitative checks - Question and answersaccurate measurements of an animals
health.
TPR - Question and answerstemperature, pulse and respiration checks
BPM - Question and answerscan stand for Breaths per minute or Beats per minute
Vector - Question and answersA biting insect that passes on disease
Zoonotic - Question and answersdisease transmitted from animals to humans
Notifiable disease - Question and answersmust be reported to Defra or Vet such as
'bird-flu'
Viral disease e.g. - Question and answersMyxomatosis
Bacterial Disease e.g. - Question and answersSalmonella
Fungal Disease e.g. - Question and answersRingworm
Vaccination - Question and answersan injection of a small dose of the disease or dead/
weakened disease to produce immunization
Virus structure - Question and answersHas a protein coat and requires a host to survive
Bacteria structure - Question and answersHave a cell wall and can reproduce without a
host
Fungus structure - Question and answersCan be seen by the naked eye and includes
molds and yeasts.
ectoparasite - Question and answersA parasite that feeds on the external surface of a
host.
endoparasite - Question and answersparasite living on the inside of its host
5 symptoms of tapeworm - Question and answersbloated stomach
vomiting
diarrhoea
weight loss
, worm segments in faeces
6 symptoms of roundworm - Question and answerscoughing
vomiting
diarrhoea
lethargy
bloated abdomen
pneumonia
3 Treatments of fleas - Question and answersRegular use of preventative treatments
e,g, shampoos, spot on, tablets
Regular vacuuming of carpets
Regular washing animal bedding
lethargy - Question and answerslack of energy; sleepiness
Bradypnoea - Question and answersabnormally slow breathing
Dyspnoea - Question and answersdifficulty breathing
Tachypnoea - Question and answersabnormally rapid breathing
Bradychardia - Question and answersslow heart rate
Tachycardia - Question and answersfast heart rate
Pyrexia - Question and answersfever
Hypothermia - Question and answersabnormally low body temperature
Hyperthermia - Question and answersAbnormally high body temperature
Ectothermic - Question and answerscold blooded
Healthy urine in dogs - Question and answersTransparent
straw colour
Unhealthy urine in dogs - Question and answersPus
blood
dark orange
Healthy urine in chicken and bearded dragon - Question and answersSeparate white
urates and brown faeces
Unhealthy urine in chicken and bearded dragon - Question and answersMixed urates
and faeces so light brown
Quantitative checks - Question and answersaccurate measurements of an animals
health.
TPR - Question and answerstemperature, pulse and respiration checks
BPM - Question and answerscan stand for Breaths per minute or Beats per minute
Vector - Question and answersA biting insect that passes on disease
Zoonotic - Question and answersdisease transmitted from animals to humans
Notifiable disease - Question and answersmust be reported to Defra or Vet such as
'bird-flu'
Viral disease e.g. - Question and answersMyxomatosis
Bacterial Disease e.g. - Question and answersSalmonella
Fungal Disease e.g. - Question and answersRingworm
Vaccination - Question and answersan injection of a small dose of the disease or dead/
weakened disease to produce immunization
Virus structure - Question and answersHas a protein coat and requires a host to survive
Bacteria structure - Question and answersHave a cell wall and can reproduce without a
host
Fungus structure - Question and answersCan be seen by the naked eye and includes
molds and yeasts.
ectoparasite - Question and answersA parasite that feeds on the external surface of a
host.
endoparasite - Question and answersparasite living on the inside of its host
5 symptoms of tapeworm - Question and answersbloated stomach
vomiting
diarrhoea
weight loss
, worm segments in faeces
6 symptoms of roundworm - Question and answerscoughing
vomiting
diarrhoea
lethargy
bloated abdomen
pneumonia
3 Treatments of fleas - Question and answersRegular use of preventative treatments
e,g, shampoos, spot on, tablets
Regular vacuuming of carpets
Regular washing animal bedding
lethargy - Question and answerslack of energy; sleepiness
Bradypnoea - Question and answersabnormally slow breathing
Dyspnoea - Question and answersdifficulty breathing
Tachypnoea - Question and answersabnormally rapid breathing
Bradychardia - Question and answersslow heart rate
Tachycardia - Question and answersfast heart rate
Pyrexia - Question and answersfever
Hypothermia - Question and answersabnormally low body temperature
Hyperthermia - Question and answersAbnormally high body temperature
Ectothermic - Question and answerscold blooded
Healthy urine in dogs - Question and answersTransparent
straw colour
Unhealthy urine in dogs - Question and answersPus
blood
dark orange
Healthy urine in chicken and bearded dragon - Question and answersSeparate white
urates and brown faeces
Unhealthy urine in chicken and bearded dragon - Question and answersMixed urates
and faeces so light brown
