POPM 4230 Lecture Notes - Udder, One Health, Fomite

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Population Medicine
• Course: POPM 4230

Document Summary

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity : needs to also include welfare, production, and reproduction aspects for. One health: concept that human and animal health are interdependent and bound to the health of ecosystems in which they exist. The physical and mental state of an animal in relation to the condition in which it lives . 5 principles of animal health: freedom from hunger and thirst. By ready access to water + a diet to maintain health and vigor: freedom from discomfort. By providing an appropriate environment: freedom from pain, injury, and disease. By prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment: freedom to express normal behaviors. By providing sufficient space, proper facilities and appropriate company of animal"s own kind: freedom from fear and distress. By ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering. Ensuring sustainability requires livestock populations to replenish themselves.