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Flashcards in Animal Heath and Preventative Medicine Deck (12)
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1
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Active Immunity

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Obtained naturally when a person or animal is exposed to antigens

2
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Immunity

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Resistance to developing a disease

3
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Passive Immunity

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Transferred from Mother to baby or by injecting antibodies from an animal that is already immune

4
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Vaccine

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A substance consisting of weakened, dead or incomplete portions of pathogens or antigens that, when injected into the body, cause and immune response

5
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Modified Live Vaccine

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Vaccines that are alive but have lost their disease - causing ability

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Killed Vaccine

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Vaccines that don’t contain live pathogens,but still achieve an immune response

7
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Vaccinations

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An injection that makes animals and human artificially actively immune to certain diseases

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Pathogens

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Disease - causing agents

9
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Vaccination Schedule: Sheep 1st step

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Give lambs a vaccine for clostridium perfringens type C and D, C. tetani (prevents overeating) repeat in 3-4 weeks

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Vaccination Schedule: Sheep 2nd step

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If soremouth (ecthyma) is a problem, give vaccination at 1-2 months of age

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Vaccination Schedule: Sheep 3rd step

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Give adults a vaccination of C, D and T four to six weeks before lambing

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Vaccination Schedule: Sheep 4th step

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Give adults other vaccinations if there are diagnosed problem in the herd

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