Webquest 1

A) About Cows:

1. What are the 5 most common pathologies of cows? Mention them and give a little description too.

• Anthrax; is caused by a relatively large spore-forming rectangular shaped bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Causes acute mortality in ruminants and is a zoonosis.

• Brucellosis; is a small aerobic intracellular coccobacilli, localize in the reproductive organs of host animals, causing abortions and sterility.

• Foot-and-mouth disease; the virus causes a high fever for approximately two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness.

• Mastitis; is the inflammation of the mammary gland and udder tissue. It usually occurs as an immune response to bacterial invasion of the teat canal by variety of bacterial sources present on the farm, and can also occur as a result of chemical, mechanical, or thermal injury to the cow's udder.

• Tuberculosis (TB); this disease can affect practically all mammals, causing a general state of illness, coughing and eventual death. 

2. Publish a picture of the cow's digestive system (with names) 

3. Publish a picture of the cow's external anatomy (with names)

B) Choose one of these farm animals:  pig, horse or rabbit.

HORSES
1. Choose a good website that refers to your animal. Explain why you like the website. (50 words)

• http://horses.petbreeds.com/

• This page is good because I can find and know about hoses, they breeds for example. In one of the many section, I can learn how choose a Horse for me, how many years the horse is expected to live… it is important know the horses and watch they health.

2. Find a good picture showing (with names) the animal's external anatomy.