Disease Predisposing Factors
Muhtasari
Two poultry farms near Oyo keep the same breed of bird, buy feed from the same market and sit less than a kilometre apart. When Newcastle disease reaches the area, one farm loses a third of its flock and the other loses almost nothing. The birds are not different, and the pathogen is not different. What is different is everything that made one flock's defences weaker and one flock's exposure higher long before the virus ever arrived. Those conditions are called disease predisposing factors, and they explain more about who falls sick on a farm than the pathogen itself ever does.
In this lesson you will learn what a predisposing factor is and how it differs from the actual cause of a disease, then work through six factors examiners return to every year: nutrition, housing, stress, hygiene, genetics and age, and the absence of vaccination or parasite control. For each one you will learn not just its name but the mechanism, exactly how it tips an animal toward disease, and the practical steps a farmer takes to close that door.
Malengo
- Define disease predisposing factors
- State the factors that predispose farm animals to disease
- Explain how poor nutrition predisposes animals to disease
- Explain how poor housing and management predispose animals to disease
- Suggest ways of reducing disease predisposing factors on a farm
Maelezo ya Somo
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Tathmini ya Somo
Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Disease Predisposing Factors. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.
Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.
Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.
- Which of the following is a disease predisposing factor rather than the actual cause of disease? A. A bacterium B. A virus C. An overcrowded, poorly ventilated house D. A parasitic worm Answer: C
- Sustained stress increases an animal's susceptibility to disease mainly by: A. Increasing its appetite B. Raising a hormone level that suppresses immune function C. Improving its body temperature regulation D. Strengthening its skin Answer: B
- Day old chicks are more susceptible to disease than adult birds chiefly because: A. They eat more feed B. Their immune system is not yet fully developed C. They have thicker feathers D. They are kept in larger numbers Answer: B
- Which management practice would most directly reduce disease spread caused by poor hygiene? A. Reducing stocking density only B. Regular cleaning and disinfection of drinking troughs and pens C. Feeding a higher energy ration D. Selecting a hardier breed Answer: B
- An unvaccinated flock is at greater risk from a disease outbreak chiefly because: A. It has no trained immunity against that specific pathogen B. It eats more feed than a vaccinated flock C. It grows faster than a vaccinated flock D. Vaccination has no effect on immunity Answer: A
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
