Common Diseases of Livestock Animals: Cause & Control
Organism which lives in or on another organism
Parasites
Which of the following is caused by a fungus?
Ringworm
physical barriers
Structural
T/F Animals in confinement are more susceptible to aerosol transmission.
True
Single celled microorganism varying in shape and size
Bacteria
Which of the following pathogens invades a cell, multiples through cellular division, then produces and releases a toxin?
Bacteria
__________ are the measures taken to prevent the introduction or spread of a pathogen.
Biosecurity
T/F The difference between direct transmission and vector-borne transmission is the consistent external carrier organism of a different species in direct transmission.
False
T/F 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
Brucellosis
Oral
Contaminated feces mixed with hay
Oral
Which of the following pathways of transmission is responsible for the spread of Brucellosis?
Oral
__________ are live organisms responsible for providing health benefits, typically by improving and restoring gut health.
Probiotics
Routine procedures
Procedural
Which of the following is NOT a category of predisposing factors?
Stress
T/F A vaccine is used in the livestock industry to imitate a natural disease and cause a response.
True
Piece of genetic code protected by a coating of protein
Virus
Porcine Respiratory Disease
aerosol
Most Disease
Direct contact
Which of the following best describes the conceptual level of biosecurity?
Location of facilities
West Nile
Vector borne
Which of the following transmission pathways is most likely to affect cells in the lungs first?
Aerosol
T/F After receiving new animals, they should be grouped according to health status.
False
T/F Etiology is the study of disease while pathology is the study of the cause of the disease.
False
T/F The application of biosecurity measures on a farm does NOT help prevent the introduction of pathogens.
False
T/F The avian influenza outbreak in 2014 affected ten different states.
False
Spore-producing organism
Fungi
Which of the following is a principle in a prevention protocol?
Keep Recording
T/F The spreading of a disease affects all members of society.
True
Disease-carrying birds fly into barn
Vector-Borne
Which of the following causes Bovine Viral Diarrhea?
Virus
An infected animal coughing in a barn
Aerosol
Which of the following is the correct definition for a disease?
An alteration of the body which interrupts the body's normal function
Which of the following is the definition for pathogen?
An organism responsible for causing disease
Which of the following is NOT considered a vector?
Boots
Location of facilities and various components
Conceptual
Blood of an infected animal comes into contact with another animal
Direct Contact
Foot and mouth disease
Fomite
Multiple groups of animals traveling on same trailer
Fomites
