Across
- 4. caused by bacteria that only grow in the absence of oxygen
- 5. affects cloven-hoofed animals
- 7. caused by a germ. comes in three forms. spread by contaminated feed or water, dust, manure, urine, or saliva
- 8. bloodsucking include the horn fly, stable fly, horsefly, deerfly, blackfly, and mosquitoes.
- 9. calf is found in shock. nose, ears, and legs are cold
- 14. caused by bacteria that are in the soil for 40 years or longer. affects mainly cattle and sheep
- 16. symptoms, control, and treatment are the same as those for blackleg
- 19. too much nitrate or water may cause this in animals
- 22. rough appearance and do not gain at normal rates. bloodsucking versions weaken cattle so that they are more likely to be infected by diseases
- 24. lesions on the soft tissue of the head and swelling of the lymph glands may also occur
- 25. venereal disease in cattle caused by a protozoan. it affects the genital tract of the bull and is transmitted to the cow when bred
- 26. reproductive disease formerly called vibriosis. leading cause of infertility and abortion in cattle
- 27. effects respiratory tract of the animal. common in young cattle in times of stress. occur when moved from range to the feedlot
- 30. flat, oval shaped and dark brown or red in color. some attach deep in the ear of the animal causing severe irritation and infection
- 31. small flies with two wings. number of different species. eggs are laid on water or in low lying areas that flood
- 32. also known as overeating disease
- 33. symptoms are fever, coughing, discharge,slow gains, rapid breathing, and mild diarrhea. ulcers develop on the mouth and diarrhea begins 3 to 7 days after becoming diseased
- 34. include tapeworms and deer liver fluke. diarrhea is a symptom of tapeworm infestation
Down
- 1. irritate cattle, causing them to gain more slowly. feed heavily on blood. 20-30 flies can take almost one third of a pint of blood in 6 hours
- 2. stomach worms, whipworm, nematodirus, threadworm, hookworm, nodular worm, cooperia, and lungworm. symptoms include anemia, weakness, constipation, and diarrhea
- 3. where the fluorine content of the feed or water is too high
- 6. found most often in cattle during the lactation period. occurs most often in cattle that are grazing on grass pastures deficient in magnesium
- 8. swelling of the tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot
- 10. spreads throughout the body of the animal. may be applied as wet sprays, dips, back-line pour ons, mineral mixes, or feed additives
- 11. also known as water belly. steers are affected more often than cows. rations high in phosphorus are a partial cause
- 12. small, varying in length, colors are orange, brown, and black. they have a humped thorax
- 13. live on the skin or burrow into it and cause scab, mange, or itch. appearance of small pimply areas on the skin that lose hair. infected animals rub, scratch or lick
- 15. selenium deficiency
- 17. growths on the skin caused by a virus. calves are usually affected on the head, neck and shoulders
- 18. carried by insects that affect the eye of the animal. eyeball develops a pinkish color
- 20. liver abscesses. caused by microorganisms in soil and manure
- 21. cattle pick up sharp metal objects, such as wire, nails, pins, and screws with their feed. metal objects collect in the reticulum
- 23. affects the jaw and surrounding bony parts of the head
- 28. three syndromes associated that include tall fescue infected with a fungus within the plant
- 29. contagious skin disease that may be spread to other animals and humans. symptoms include round, scaly patches of skin that lack hair and that may appear on any part of the body
- 33. rapid fermentation in the rumen causing too much gas to be produced which swells and the animal cannot get rid of the gas