1 animal health whose responsibility is it?. 2 animal health concerns three levels of responsibility...
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Animal Health
Whose Responsibility Is It?
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Animal Health Concerns Three Levels Of Responsibility What Are They?
• The Animal Owner
• Veterinarian
• Government Officials
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Animal Owner
• Immediate responsibility for animal health.
• Observing the animal daily.
• Responsible for obtaining knowledge about the animal from many sources.
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The Veterinarian
• Professional educated in animal health and preventative medicine.
• Provide services and instruction on health-related problems.
• Report diseases like: Rabies, Anthrax, and Cholera.
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The Government
• Prevent, Control, and Eradicate certain Diseases.
• Animal/Human diseases
• Diseases of economic importance.
• Protection of foreign diseases
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Animal Disease
• Animal to Human Transfer– Rabies
– Brucellosis• Undulant fever
– Psittacosis• parrot fever
– Tuberculosis
• Foreign Disease– Foot and mouth
disease
• USDA and Customs– control animal
importation