Livestock Disease

Diseases are disorders that affect animals only

• True

• False

Which of the following cause infectious diseases

• Injury

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• All of the above

What is a pathogen?

• An organism that does not cause disease

• An organism that does cause disease

• A disease that only affects plants

• A organism that only affects animals

Disease control is the sole responsibility of the farmer

• True

• False

Poorly fed animals are more at risk to disease

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Mass vaccinations of animals may help prevent outbreaks of disease

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is used to control and prevent the spread of animal disease?

• Hygiene

• Vaccinations

• Bio-Security

• All of the above

In the event of an outbreak of a notifiable disease on a farm, what must a famer do?

• Report to the local Vet

• Separate infected animal

• Report to the Department of Agriculture

• All of the above

What is the term used to describe a disease that is transmitted from an animal to a human?

• Notifiable

• Zoonoses

• Contagious

• Spreadable

TB can be spread or transmitted to humans

• True

• False