Worksheetschapter 17
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
It is better to prevent health problems than to try to cure them once they occur.
true
false
The carcass of an animal that has died from anthrax should be sold for tankage.
true
false
Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria that may remain in the soil for _____ years or longer.
20
30
40
50
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has an incubation period that ranges from _____ to _____ years.
2,8
3,9
4,10
5,10
Serious, bloodsucking pests that transmit diseases in cattle are _____.
lice
mosqutoes
ticks
mites
Brisket disease affects the _____ in cattle.
brain
lunga
stomach
heart
_____ eggs laid in manure or organic matter hatch in 8 to 20 hours.
mosquitoe
horsefly
tock
housefly
The reproductive disease campylobacteriosis may cause the conception rate to drop below _____ percent.
40
50
60
80
Death rates of animals infected with leptospirosis range from _____ percent to _____ percent of infected
animals.
5,10
5,15
5,20
5,25
Body temperature in cattle is tak
en in the _____ using a mercury or digital thermometer.
ear
mouth
nose
rectum
Foot rot is caused by a variety of bacteria, fungi, or other organisms found in the _____.
feed
water
feedlot
air
The louse population is low during the _____.
fall
winter
spring
summer
A disease that affects the respiratory tract of animals, common in times of stress, is called
____________________.
shipping fever
johnes disease
brucellosis
Pneumonia
____________________ is a chronic infection of cattle that causes the walls of the intestine to thicken.
Pleural Effusion
Johne's Disease
Pneumonia
Anthrax
A disease caused by bacte
ria, fungi, and some other organisms found in the feedlot is called
____________________.
Brucellosis
. Campylobacteriosis
Anthrax.
foot rot
____________________ is a disease caused by microorganisms in cattle that is also dangerous to
humans,
causing undulant (Malta) fever.
Influenza.
brucellosis
Bruce lee
Cryptosporidiosis.
____________________ is a disease whose symptoms are inflammation in the vagina and swelling of the
vulva.
Genital IBR
bovine virus diarrhea (BVD)
leptospirosis
What are the most common external parasites of cattle?
flies
lice
mites
ticks
What is the result of a
deficiency of selenium in the ration of cattle?
Cattle may develop white muscle disease and have trouble walking, breathing, and experience heart failure.
Cattle may develop arthritis
cattle may have trouble eating
cattle may die
True or False? Symptoms of hardware disease are loss of appetite, fever, stiffness in moving, and less cud chewing
True
False
What is fluorosis?
develops when fluoride levels in feed or water are too high, causing abnormal
teeth and bones, stiff joints, and diarrhea.
When iron is high in water
When livestock lick metal
When livestock eat poisonous plants
