Animal Health And Sanitation - Vocabulary

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Disease

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Abnormal condition of body tissues.

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Eradicate

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To destroy or do away with.

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Quarantine

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Enforced Isolation

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Contagious

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One which spreads from one to another

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Protozoa

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A single cell microscopic animal.

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Disinfectant

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Substance which destroys germs.

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Virus

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Disease producing agent much smaller than bacteria made up chiefly of protein

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Vaccine

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Suspension of living bactgeria and dead or alive virus which when injectede into an animal produces an immunity.

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Immunity

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A condition in which the body exhibits resistance to a disease.

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Antiserum

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Serum part of blood (taken from an immune animal to a particular disease) which gives an immediate short time immunity.

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Strain 19

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Vaccine used to immunize cattle against brucellosis.

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Bovine

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Cow family

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Milk-ring test

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A test conducted on composite samples of milk to detect brucellosis infected herds.

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Ruminant

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An animal with a four compartment stomach which chews its "cud".

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Parasite

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An organism which lives on a higher form of life.

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Abortion

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Premature birth

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Nutrition

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The process by which food is assimilate

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Epizootic

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Contagious or spreading animal disease

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Enzootic

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Disease confined to a given locality.

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Sporadic

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Occuring occasionally, singularly or, apart from, others

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Zoonoses

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Disease which are transmitted among animals and from animals to man.

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Sterility

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Lacking in ability to produce.

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Bacteria

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Microsscopic one cell organisms belonging to the plant kingdom.

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Fungus

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A group of non-flowering plants, devoid of chlorophyll and reproducing by spores.

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Inherit

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Characteristics received from or transmitted from one's ancestors.

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Malnutrition

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Lacking in one or more important nutrients.

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Allergy

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Excessive sensitivity to certain substances.

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Morphology

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The process which deals with shape, form or structure.

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Vermifuge

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Medicine given to destroy intestinal worms.

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Cysts

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A bladder like sac.

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Carnivorous

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Flesh eating animals.

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Herbivore

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Plant eating animals.

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Lesions

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Abnormal conditions due to injuries, infections, infestations, diseases, etc.

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Infestation

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Invasion by parasites or insects.

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Infection

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Invasion by pathogenic bacteria

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Pathogenic Bacteria

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Disease causing bacteria.

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Anaerobic bacteria

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Bacteria that thrive in the absence of air.

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Soil Borne Bacteria

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Spore forming bacteria that live in the soil for many years.

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Bacillus

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Rod shaped bacteria

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Coccus

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Spherical shaped bacteria

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Spirullum

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Spiral shaped bacteria

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Avian

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Bird family

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Suis

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Swine family

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Equine

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Horse family

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Therapy

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Treatment

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Jaundice

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A yellow condition of the skin, eyes, and fluids.

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Palpitation

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Abnormal rapid breathing.

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Vitamin

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Organic compounds found in feeds which are essential in small amounts for normal body functioning.

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Hormone

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Chemical secretions of endocrine glands

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Endocrine Glands

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Ductless glands which secrete hormones.

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Placenta

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Fetal membranes

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Parturition

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Giving birth

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Lumph

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Colorless fluids found around body cells.

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Acute Disease

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One that takes three days or less and usually results in death or recovery.

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Chronic Disease

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One that lasts beyond two weeks.

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Sub Acute

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Four days to Fourteen Days.

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Paracute

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One that reaches a peak in less than 24 hours.

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Virulence

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Ability of an organism to overcome the host. The higher the virulence the more deadly the disease.

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Malignant

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One that is constantly increasing in seriousness and threatening to produce death.

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Benign

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One that has caused some abnormal condition of the body but is not getting worse.

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Colostrum

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First milk after parturition that is high in antibodies.

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Hemorrhage

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Bleeding caused by a broken blood vessel.

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Anemia

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A condition of the blood where the red corpuscles are reduced.

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Agglutination

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Clumping together of blood corpuscles when blood is treated with a antigen for a specific purpose.

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Hygiene

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Science that deals with health and protection against disease.

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Sanitation

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Science that deals with establishment of enviornmental conditions that establish health.

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Antibiosis

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The destroying of a bacteria or organism by substance produced by another bacteria or micro-organism.

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Antibiotic

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An anti-bacterial substance produced by a living organism.

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Emaciated

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Wasted away or very thin

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Fever

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Abnormally high temperature.

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Antigen

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Substance injected into tissue which cause antibodies to form.

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Antibodies

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Substance found in the blood which fight off disease.

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Natural Immunity

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Inherited immunity.

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Passive Immunity

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Transferred immunity.

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Active Immunity

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Acquired immunity.

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Toxoids

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Substance made from poison material is produced by bacteria with the poisons removed.

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Aggressions

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Substances made from fluids which collects under the skins, for immunity purposes.

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Peritoneum

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A membrance that lives in the abdominal cavity.

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Peritonitis

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Acute inflammation of the preitoneum.

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Agglutination

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Clumping together.

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Mastitis

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Inflammations of the udder.

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Gangrene

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Mortification or death to part of the body.

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Antidotes

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Something that will counteract a poison.

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Chronic

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A condition lasting a long period of time.

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Tumors

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A local swelling on any part of the body, especially from some growth.

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Intravenous

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Into the vein.

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Intramuscular

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Into the muscle

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Intraperitoneal

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Into the peritoneal.

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Anesthetics

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A drug or gas that deadens sensations or causes unconsciousness.

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Detergent

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A cleaning substance or an antiseptic.

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Genes

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Units of inheritance.

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Fluke

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Flat parasitic worm which infests the bile ducts of cattle and sheep.

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin.

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Pyometra

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Inflammation of uterus or pussy uterus.

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Ossification

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Turning into bone.

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Enteritis

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Inflammation of the intestines.

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Fistula

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Any abnormal opening into any hollow organ of the body.

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Gastric

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Pertaining to the stomach.

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Hepatitis

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Infection of the liver

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Hernia

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Protrusion or rupture of the intestine or other abdominal contents from its normal position.

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Mathew Righetti
Animal Science 215
Animal Health and Sanitation
Fall 2011 - Flash Cards
Instructor: John Mendes

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