Explain animal health practices.
Explanation should include
- identifying signs of animal health
- contentment
- herd or flock behavior
- aggression
- respiration
- appetite and drinking
- alertness
- characteristics of feces and urine
- pulse rate
- hiding
- identifying how a handler should respond to each behavior
- using preventive medicine
- breeding methods used to improve health outcomes, control disease, and prevent production losses
- keeping accurate records
- maintaining the facility.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What animal behaviors indicate stress or poor health?
- What animal behaviors indicate aggression?
- How are animals immunized?
- How are appropriate injection sites identified?
- What measures can be put into place in your facility to keep the animals healthy?
- What is biosecurity? Why is biosecurity important in maintaining an animal's health?