Livestock Production

What is an ectoparasite?

• annoy their hosts by biting, embedding, or otherwise irritating the skin

• Allows the parasite to travel further without dying

• live in the blood or tissues inside an animal’s body

• Tapeworms

A ___________ is any condition that causes the systems of an animal to not function properly.

What is an example of a bacterial disease that we went over in class?

Which side of the animal swells when they have acidosis or bloat?

• Right

• Left

• Neither

What is the difference between flies and other external parasites?

What are the 2 different types of life cycles for parasites?

• Direct

• Passive

• Active

• Indirect

What is the point of an intermediate host?

• Any organism that another organism or bacteria that lives in or on the animal

• Allows the parasite to travel further throughout the environment without dying before reaching a new host

• An organism that lives in or on an animal and survives by feeding directly on the animal or competing with it for food

• None of the above

Use commas after each answer.

Rod-shaped bacteria = _________

Spiral-shaped bacteria = ________

Spherical bacteria = _________

Clustered spherical bacteria = _________

Chains of spherical bacteria = ___________