Diseases are classified to be either: Non-infectious, or Infectious Non-infectious diseases Non-infectious diseases are cause by: Injuries Trauma Poisons/chemicals Poor nutrition (metabolic and nutritional...
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7. Bovine health and biosecurity
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7.3 Cattle vital signs
Vital signs (Vitals) are for the Bovine specific species: Heart rate (pulse) – in beats per minute Respiration rate – in breaths per minute Rectal temperature in Celsius For cattle, the normal healthy vitals are: Body temperature is...
7.2 Occurrence of diseases
Sporadic: isolated incident in a single animal Enzootic: disease occurs repeatedly in a particular locality (within 20 km radius) Epizootic: disease that effects a large number of animals in a short period of time in a particular area (larger area than enzootic)...
7.1 What is a disease
A disease is any condition that causes the systems of a plant or animal not to function properly.