Animal Health and Record Keeping

recognize when animals look “off” due to an illness.

• observe

• record

• sample

• report

Prepare to keep written documentation

• report

• contagious

• record

• sample

You may need to work with you vet to collect ________ in the event they might be used to test for disease during an outbreak.

• report

• contagious

• record

• samples

Develop a communication plan so everyone knows how to report abnormal findings in your herd.

• describe

• report

• sample

• observe

Most farmers know their animals very well and can notice even subtle changes in an animal’s behavior such as isolation, loss of appetite, ________, etc., which can be the first indications of an illness or injury.

• excessive energy

• lethargy

• hungry

• found in a group/herd

___________, a veterinarian should be called to make a farm visit for evaluation.

• When the animal can no longer walk

• After about a week

• At the first sign of problems

• When the animal is dead

An ________________ is caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi.

• dirty problem

• infectious disease

• microbiologist

• friendly animal

Infectious diseases that can spread from animal to animal are called ________.

• contagious

• noncontagious

• porous

• microbial

• A disease that is not transmitted from animal to animal or contracted from objects.

• contagious

• porous

• microbial

• noncontagious