Disease and Sanitation
Disease-any deviation from the normal health
types of disease, infectious, non-infectious, metabolic
metabolic- diabetes, high bp, high cholesterol (metabolism)
Ghrelin- (hunger)- low blood sugar
glucagon- increases blood glucose when sleeping
Microbes
bacteria
viruses
fungi
microplasma
coccidia
stomach acid
mouth
skin
integumentary system- skin, hair, nails, hoofs
Infectious diseases
often spread through feces and other bodily fluid
can spread rapidly
some may be carriers (asymptomatic)
microbes develop a peptidoglycan layer
non-infectious disease
non-contagious and cant be spread from one animal to the next
caused by genetics, environment, and lifestyle behaviors
things not caused by an organism living within the animal
pandemic
epidemic- many animals/ people state spread
epizootic- state
sporadic- single animal
enzootic- 30 mile radius
panzootic- worldwide
Reproductive diseases in cattle
brucellosis= sexually transmitted disease
female with disease
Black leg disease (cattle disease)
milk fever (spring)
Birthing season diseases dystocia
Zoonotic diseases- can be spread from animal to people. (disease normally in animals but can also infect people)