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colostral
Refers to colostrum, a dam’s first milk. In cattle health, the most common use of this word is in conjunction with antibodies – colostral antibodies, those received by a calf when it first suckles col [..]
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abdominal tuck
The appearance of an animal that is hunching its back and drawing up its abdomen in at attempt to expand its lungs.
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abscesses
Lesions filled with pus that is essentially dead white blood cells that had come in to fight the bacteria causing the lesions. Abscesses often are walled off by connective tissue in the body’s attempt [..]
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acute
Sudden and severe. In BRD, acute onset is more easily detected than sub-acute disease, so treatment may be administered sooner and therefore more effectively.
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adulteration
Contamination or spoilage.
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anorexia
Loss of appetite.
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actinobacillus pyogene
A minor bacterial species in the BRD complex.
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bacteria
Single-cell organisms that can infect tissue, multiply extremely rapidly, and secrete toxins (poisons) that kill healthy tissue cells and immune system cells.
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bacterial toxins
The poisons produced by bacteria. There are two types: those secreted by the bacteria (exotoxins) and those contained within the bacteria (endotoxins).
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bhv-1
Bovine Herpes Virus-1, more commonly known as IBR, or infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. It is one of the viruses that may infect the lungs and predispose them to bacterial infection. IBR is associate [..]
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