Description should include
- identifying the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventative measures used for common infectious and noninfectious diseases to include
- rabies
- strangles
- equine infectious anemia
- equine influenza
- rhinopneumonitis (Equine Herpesvirus [EHV])
- Potomac horse fever
- Lyme disease
- encephalitis
- West Nile virus
- Equine Cushing’s disease (Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction [PPID])
- colic
- heaves
- tetanus
- laminitis
- thrush
- listing diseases that may be prevented by immunization
- explaining how infectious diseases are transmitted
- identifying the causes and treatments of skin conditions (e.g., rain rot, scratches, ringworm)
- explaining the procedure for introducing a new horse to a herd (i.e., quarantine and other safety measures to ensure biosecurity).
Teacher Resource:
Process/Skill Questions:
- Which diseases can be prevented using proper vaccination schedules?
- How can one determine whether a disease is caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi?
- Which diseases can be fatal?
- Which diseases are transmitted by insects?
- What is the Coggins test? Why is it administered?
- What factors predispose a horse to developing PPID?
- What factors predispose a horse to developing laminitis?
- What are the four types of colic, and how do they affect the horse?
- What may affect a horse’s ability to develop immunity when a horse is vaccinated (e.g., overall health, vaccine care, timing, completed vaccine series)?