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Husbandry/Nutrition
Animal Husbandry and Nutrition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ad libitum | Free choice, as much as desired (also called ad lib) |
| Body condition scoring | Method of subjectively quantifying subcutaneous body fat reserves |
| Capsid | Protein coat that surrounds the genetic material of viruses |
| Concussion | A brain injury that is a violent shock or jarring of brain tissue |
| Contusion | A bruise or injury with no break in the surface of the tissue |
| Disinfection | The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins; the destruction of vegetative forms of bacteria on inanimate or nonliving objects; may not necessarily include spores or spore-forming bacteria |
| Essential amino acids | Amino acids that cannot be synthesized in the body and therefore must be supplied by the diet |
| Etiology | The study of causes of disease |
| Fibrosis | Scarring; the end result of tissue repair |
| Granulation tissue | Highly vascularized connective tissue produced after extensive tissue damage |
| Laceration | A tear or jagged wound |
| Necropsy | Postmortem examination of an animal body |
| Nonessential amino acids | Building blocks of proteins that are synthesized in the body |
| Nosocomial infection | A hospital-acquired infection |
| Nutrient | Any constituent of food that is ingested to support life |
| Pathology | The study of disease |
| Public health | The branch of medicine dealing with public health, including hygiene, epidemiology, and disease prevention. |
| Pyrogen | An agent in the body that increases the body's biologic setting to a higher temperature |
| Reservoir | A location in which a pathogenic agent is maintained prior to transmission; a reservoir is often a living organism |
| Sanitizer | Another term for an antiseptic or disinfectant |
| Toxoid | Inactivated antigenic toxin molecules that stimulate development of the animal's own antibodies |
| Vaccine | A biologic product representing a pathogenic organism that stimulates immunity toward the pathogen |
| Virus | An extremely small, nonliving infectious agent, ranging from 30 to 450 nm in diameter; can cause disease in a wide variety of animals |
| Vitamins | Help maintain normal physiologic functions. Act as coenzymes, enzymes, or precursors |
| Wound | An injury caused by physical means, with disruption of normal structures |
| Zoonoses | Are diseases transmitted between animals and people |
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