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| any deviation from the normal living anatomy and/or physiology |
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| interruption of the normal anatomy that somehow decreases function |
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| overall description of normal averaged with what is normal for that particular horse |
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| objective and subjective criteria, horse's attitude, stance, appetite, thirst, etc. |
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neck, shoulder, withers, ribs, back, tailhead
(1-9), 5/6 is perfect |
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| glossy and healthy versus coarse and broken |
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| 24-40 bpm, 80-120 bpm babies, the fitter the horse the lower it is |
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| heat versus cold, growth ring changes, trimmed versus shod |
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| color (pink vs. pale/brick red), color spots in mouth, capillary refill 2 seconds or less |
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widespread condition or disease, affects many.
ex-influenza |
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low level, very common, opposite of epizootic
ex-rabies |
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communicated by microorganisms
ex-bacteria, viral, etc |
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transmitted from one animal to another
ex-influenza |
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| passed from parent to offspring |
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| present at birth, random birth defects |
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condition of being diseased
low-enzootic, high-epizootic |
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high, lots of ___
low, not many ____ |
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caused by factors within animal
ex-cushings |
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caused by factors outside the animal
ex-microorganisms |
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inanimate object that carries disease producing agents
ex-boots, tack, etc |
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animal that can carry a disease producing agent
ex-people, birds,oppossums |
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disease that is communicable from animals to people
ex-rabies |
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| 3 KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF DISEASE OR INJURY |
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1. quality nutrition
2. reduce stress (good environment)
3. preventative health care |
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any other living being that uses the horse to benefit itself
external-ticks/anthropods
internal-worms/helminths
fungi, bacteria, viruses |
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external/internal factors affecting the horse
allergy,endocrine diseases, toxins/chemicals, genetic factors, tumor/cancer |
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| CAUSES/PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF DISEASE |
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| breed, genetics, age, sex, living organisms, nutrition, chemicals/drugs/toxins, endocrine, trauma, previous disease, individual susceptibility, temperament/stress, environment |
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| TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS |
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| sexual contact, external parasites, fomites, excretions, secretions, food, airborne, diseased animals, carrier animals |
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| ENTRY OF MICROORGANISMS - EXOGENOUS |
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| skin breaks, mucous membranes, respiratory tract, genital tract, eyes, intestinal tract, contaminated instruments |
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| ENTRY OF MICROORGANISMS - ENDOGENOUS |
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| tetanus, enterotoximia (general body toxicity after colic) |
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| doesn't kill, but inhibits it then the body kills it off |
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| kills infectious agents, can kill good cells in the body if too strong |
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| kills everything (heat, chemicals, gasses, etc) |
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may or may not kill
bacteriacide-kills, fungicide-kills, virucide-kills, antibiotic-may/not kill, anitbacterial-may/not kill, antifungal-may/not kill, antiviral-may/not kill |
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| mechanical-flushing water over wound, may scrub |
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| chemical - stalls, barns, etc. NOT an animal |
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