State and explain the signs of good health in farm animals.

1. Appearance and behavior: Healthy animals exhibit normal posture. They are alert, having clear eyes and respond well to a touch. Any abnormal running nose and dull eyes may indicate ill health.

2. Movement: Healthy animals walk or stand properly on all

3. Appetite and feeding: Healthy animals have a good appetite for feed and generally like to feed to their satisfaction. Sick animals have no appetite for food.

4. Urine: The normal color of urine is pale yellow. Much deviation like deep yellow, blood stained or cloudy urine shows ill health. When your animal finds urination painful, it shows that there is something wrong with its urinal system and any other color apart from pale yellow is a sign of ill health.

5. Coughing: When an animal coughs continuously, it shows that something is irritating its throat. Coughing is a good sign of good health but it shouldn’t be a continuous cough.

6. Pain: Healthy animals do not show any sign of pain but when animals begin to show signs of pain by grinding of teeth or groaning, it is an indication that something is wrong and such animal needs to be examined immediately.

7. Faeces and defecation: Any deviation of the faeces i.e. too hard, too watery or stained with blood, or contaminated with worm segments, is an indication of ill health. When you see that your animal begins to defecate on its body it is an indication that it has a problem in its alimentary canal and immediate attention needs to be given to the animal.

8. Skin and coat: The coat of healthy animals should be clean, smooth and shiny and show complete cover. Signs of ill health are; the coat looks dull and hairs fall out. Cold, dry and scary skin signifies diseases. When you see your animal suddenly show symptoms of skin disorder, immediate attention should be given to the animal because if that is not done, the hide’s value of the animal will reduce.

9. Temperature, pulse rate and respiratory rate: Every animal has a specific range of body temperature, pulse rate and respiratory rate that determines healthy condition. Radical deviation from these values signifies ill health. You will have to check your farm animal to ensure that it is physically, mentally and psychologically fit. Any deviations in these show that your animal is ill.

10. Mucous membrane: These are the lining of various system and organs of the body, e.g. eyes, nose, anus etc. The mucous lining of healthy animals is moist. When all these places become dry the animal experiences discomfort and when noticed immediate attention should be given to the animal before it becomes very severe.

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Kavungya answered the question on May 6, 2019 at 08:55