There are special considerations when selecting the type of guard animal for goats. The first is how much care you want to provide that animal. Dogs are the most commonly used guard animals but they need special feeding. Donkeys and llamas can consume what the goats eat but will require other care to remain healthy, including foot trimming and shearing of the llamas. Llamas also can suffer from the same parasites as the goats, so they will need treatment for …
Allelomimetic Behavior– Doing the same thing. Animals tend to follow the actions of other animals.…
Zoonotic Diseases- Are diseases which are communicable from animals to humans or from humans to animals.…
Internal parasites are small organisms that live a portion of their life cycle in a host animal — in this case, the horse.
They live in internal organs, body cavities, and tissues while gaining their nutritive source by feeding on the host animal.
Above is a picture of Bots in a horses stomach.
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…Bloat
In ruminants: An abnormal condition in ruminants characterized by a distention of the rumen, usually seen on an animal’s upper left side, owing to an accumulation of gases.
In dogs: A twisting of the stomach that can be fatal to a dog. Bloat occurs more frequently in large, deep-chested dogs. The chance of bloat also increases if a dog eats a large meal just before exercising.
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