Common Diseases of Livestock Animals: Cause & Control

Animals in confinement are more susceptible to aerosol transmission. Responses

True

conceptual

location of facilities and various components

Structural

physical barriers

multiple groups of animals traveling on same trailer

Fomites

Types of Vaccines

Modified live and Killed

Which of the following is a principle in a prevention protocol?

Record Keeping

Which of the following is caused by a fungus?

Ringworm

disease-carrying birds fly into barn

Vector

Procedural

routine procedures

Direct or indirect An animal becomes ill due to cellular invasion and disruption

direct

Select all the following examples of a vector.

Birds, Cats, Rodents

Which of the following pathways of transmission is responsible for the spread of Brucellosis?

Oral

Order of Immunity

Pathogen enters body, antigens attach to immune cells, Body creates antibodies, Body gains memory, immunity occurs, diseases impact decreases

__________ are live organisms responsible for providing health benefits, typically by improving and restoring gut health.

Probiotics

Which of the following transmission pathways is most likely to affect cells in the lungs first?

aerosol

an infected animal coughing in a barn

Aerosol

Which of the following pathogens invades a cell, multiples through cellular division, then produces and releases a toxin?

Bacteria

After receiving new animals, they should be grouped according to health status

False

The application of biosecurity measures on a farm does NOT help prevent the introduction of pathogens.

False

The avian influenza outbreak in 2014 affected ten different states.

False

To ensure success, producers should only include principles they feel are necessary into their protocol.

False

Which of the following pathways of transmission can heavily impact an entire industry due to the potential increase of impact caused by a pathogen's ability to travel from operation to operation?

Fomite

Direct or indirect An animal is ill due to a nutritionally unbalanced ration.

Indirect

Direct or indirect An overcrowded building leads to an illness among a herd.

Indirect

The spreading of a disease affects all members of society.

True

Which of the following causes Bovine Viral Diarrhea?

Virus

Direct or indirect An animal becomes ill due to toxins inside its cells.

Direct

blood of an infected animal comes into contact with another animal

Direct

contaminated feces mixed with hay

Oral