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| Major goal of veterinary medicine is the lowest possible incidence of disease in the animals we treat. |
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| Three Major Components of Peventative Medicine |
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Husbandry
Vaccination or prevention with medicine
Sanitation |
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Temperature - 65 - 85 degrees, shelter/shade
Light - reptiles need for pineal gland and vit D
Adequate ventilation - decrease disease and oder
Housing - clean, structurally sound, not crowded
Nutrition - water, right food, accessbale |
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Core/noncore
Prevent disease |
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Heartworm
Deworming
Ectoparasite |
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Clean then disinfect
Bleach
Rocall |
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| Factors the Predispose to Disease |
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Definition
Genetics factors - hereditary
Dietary - wrong food
Environmental - shelter
Metabolic - age, repro status |
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| Puppy and Kitten Wellness |
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Definition
Client Education
Vaccination
Fecal examination
Physical exam |
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Definition
Baseline TPR
Head to tail
Systematic exam |
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Definition
Check for ectopic parasites
Fecal Flotation
Heartworm testing
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Fluorescein staining
Intraocular pressure
Schirmer tear testing
Cloting profile
ECG and radiography |
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| Equine Preventative Health Program |
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Definition
Vaccines
Parasite control
Dental
Hoof care
Nutrition |
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Definition
Narrower lower jaw than upper
Floating teeth (rasping)
Wolf teeth
Erupting |
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Definition
Farrier
Trimming
Cleaning |
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Definition
| Poor nutrition can lead to colic, laminitis, and ulcers |
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| Swine Preventative Medicine |
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Definition
Piglets should be warm and in a draft free environment
Prolax rectum |
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Definition
Vaccinated
Dewormed
Antibiotics
Placed in clean pens with good ventalation |
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Definition
| Protocol to prevent introduction of pathogens to a farm |
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Definition
| New pigs that are brought to a farm are quarantine for at least 30 days |
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| Cattle Preventative Health |
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Definition
Colostrum
Beef calfs vaccinated after weaning - 6 months
Dairy calves vaccinated after weaning - weeks
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Dairy - first few weeks of life
Beef - at weaning |
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Definition
Vaccine
Zoonotic
Heifers less than a year are only vaccinated - tag in right ear |
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| Cattle Disease Prevention |
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Definition
Fly control - prevent conjunctivitis
Mastitis prevention - vaccinated agaisnt e. coli
Hoof trimming - corkscrew claw |
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| Small Ruminants Prevention |
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Definition
Vaccinated 4 weeks before giving birth
Twice if not previously vaccinated
Newborns are vaccinated at birth |
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Term
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Definition
Barber poll worm
Attach to abomasum wall
Comsumes blood |
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| Small Ruminant Parasitism Prevention |
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Definition
Dont feed on ground
No Crowding
Good sanitation |
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Definition
| The study of the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population. |
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USDA
MDA - Michigan Department of Agriculture
Report zoonoses |
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Definition
| A disease that can be transmitted to humans from animals. |
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Definition
Reservoir - place that harbors it
Source of infection
Vector
-biological - part of life cycle
-mechanical - fly feet
Fomite - money |
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Salmonella
E. coli
Toxoplasmosis |
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