WFSC 301- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 39 pages long!)

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Wildlife & Fisheries Sci.
• Course: WFSC 301
• Professor: Walter Cook

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Horses/sheep/cattle, dogs, elk, sheep, humans, rodents higher fever weight loss abortions in sheep and cattle. Found in europe more: marginale (bovine anaplasmosis) Endemic worldwide - greater importance in tropical and subtropical areas transmitted through contaiminted blood can infect offspring. Signs: vaccine - under development cattle dipping anemia fever weight loss. Snap 4dx plus test detects exposure cross reaction possible detects and measures antibodies in blood detects exposure species speci c test for multiple pathogens detection of pathogen presence. 16s rrna in molecular diagnostics coding for rrna in prokaryotes selective pressure results in variation among species. Rash: canis, chaffeenis, ewingii most debilitating bleeding disorders. Uveitis fever found in wild and domestic canines, cats, humans moderete to severe found in white tailed deer mild to moderate found in white tailed deer, dogs, humans. Found in se & sc us: ruminantium (heartwater) cattle, wild ruminants. Prevention: tick control utilizing resistant livestock breed immunization antibioitics infective sheep blood + antibioitics.