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chapter 17

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is better to prevent health problems than to try to cure them once they occur.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

The carcass of an animal that has died from anthrax should be sold for tankage.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Anthrax is a disease caused by bacteria that may remain in the soil for _____ years or longer.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

4.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has an incubation period that ranges from _____ to _____ years.

a)

2,8

b)

3,9

c)

4,10

d)

5,10

5.

Serious, bloodsucking pests that transmit diseases in cattle are _____.

a)

lice

b)

mosqutoes

c)

ticks

d)

mites

6.

Brisket disease affects the _____ in cattle.

a)

brain

b)

lunga

c)

stomach

d)

heart

7.

_____ eggs laid in manure or organic matter hatch in 8 to 20 hours.

a)

mosquitoe

b)

horsefly

c)

tock

d)

housefly

8.

The reproductive disease campylobacteriosis may cause the conception rate to drop below _____ percent.

a)

40

b)

50

c)

60

d)

80

9.

Death rates of animals infected with leptospirosis range from _____ percent to _____ percent of infected

animals.

a)

5,10

b)

5,15

c)

5,20

d)

5,25

10.

Body temperature in cattle is tak

en in the _____ using a mercury or digital thermometer.

a)

ear

b)

mouth

c)

nose

d)

rectum

11.

Foot rot is caused by a variety of bacteria, fungi, or other organisms found in the _____.

a)

feed

b)

water

c)

feedlot

d)

air

12.

The louse population is low during the _____.

a)

fall

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

summer

13.

A disease that affects the respiratory tract of animals, common in times of stress, is called

____________________.

a)

shipping fever

b)

johnes disease

c)

brucellosis

d)

Pneumonia

14.

____________________ is a chronic infection of cattle that causes the walls of the intestine to thicken.

a)

Pleural Effusion

b)

Johne's Disease

c)

Pneumonia

d)

Anthrax

15.

A disease caused by bacte

ria, fungi, and some other organisms found in the feedlot is called

____________________.

a)

Brucellosis

b)

. Campylobacteriosis

c)

Anthrax.

d)

foot rot

16.

____________________ is a disease caused by microorganisms in cattle that is also dangerous to

humans,

causing undulant (Malta) fever.

a)

Influenza.

b)

brucellosis

c)

Bruce lee

d)

Cryptosporidiosis.

17.

____________________ is a disease whose symptoms are inflammation in the vagina and swelling of the

vulva.

a)

Genital IBR

b)

bovine virus diarrhea (BVD)

c)

leptospirosis

18.

What are the most common external parasites of cattle?

a)

flies

b)

lice

c)

mites

d)

ticks

19.

What is the result of a

deficiency of selenium in the ration of cattle?

a)

Cattle may develop white muscle disease and have trouble walking, breathing, and experience heart failure.

b)

Cattle may develop arthritis

c)

cattle may have trouble eating

d)

cattle may die

20.

True or False? Symptoms of hardware disease are loss of appetite, fever, stiffness in moving, and less cud chewing

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is fluorosis?

a)

develops when fluoride levels in feed or water are too high, causing abnormal

teeth and bones, stiff joints, and diarrhea.

b)

When iron is high in water

c)

When livestock lick metal

d)

When livestock eat poisonous plants