Background Flashcards
Learning goals of the class
principles of disease control and prevention, common diseases of food animals, reportable and zoonoses of food animals
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
most economically costly swine disease worldwide
cryptosporidiosis
zoonotic, transmissible between humans and animals
reportable/zoonoses of food animals
important for people working with food animals and consumers
what are the 4 most important categories of disease in food animals?
infectious/parasitic, nutritional, metabolic, toxic
categories of disease
nutritional, metabolic, allergic, toxic, infectious/parasitic, degenerative, cancer, autoimmune
infectious/parasitic diseases
economically most important cause of disease in food animals
major categories of disease (in order)
infectious/parasitic, nutritional, metabolic, toxic
generally rare in food animals or not economically important in commercial operations
genetic, cancer, autoimmune, allergic, degenerative
marek’s disease
leads to lymphoma
systems targeted
reproductive, alimentary/gastro-intestinal, respiratory, nervous, skin, systemic
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
$700 million or $1 billion in USA annually
bovine mannheimiosis
> 30% of cattle deaths world wide, with ineffective vaccines
bovine viral diarrhea
$20-60 million and million live births in Europe
avian influence (HPAI)
$2.5-3 billion in 2022-2023, job losses
salmonellosis
450 deaths US/year and 23000 hospitalizations
0157 H7 E. coli
61 deaths per year in US
listeriosis
300 deaths per year in US
rabies
1-2 cases per year in US
food borne E. coli and salmonellosis
$3 billion in medical costs
specific costs of farm animal diseases
veterinary costs, production, loss of markets, loss of breeding stock, zoonoses, food conversion efficiency, welfare, breeding for genetically resistant animals
What are the specific costs of farm animals diseases
decreased output of production, decreased efficiency of production, treatment, prevention, and eradication, loss of breeding stock, use of disease resistant but less productive species, loss of markets, human disease, animal welfare
cost of reducing burden in animal disease
balance between minimizing disease and being economically viable
good mortality rate for dairy calves from 2 days to weaning at 6 weeks
~5%, but not uncommon to see 20%