Health & Disease Defined
1.0 HEALTH & DISEASE
1.1 HEALTH & DISEASE DEFINED
Which is better?
A cow that gives milk, babies and manure, or a cow that gives only some manure?
Most people prefer manure, milk, and babies! The manure can be used for fuel or spread on the fields to enrich the soil, and the milk used for home consumption or sold for cash. The babies can be sold or raised to pull a plow, carry a load, accumulate wealth, or sold for needed cash. A stronger, healthier animal will produce more work, or sell for more money.
| Most people want their livestock to provide as many benefits as possible! |
Leather Wool Manure for fuel & fertilizer
Meat Milk & Cheese
Babies Work WHAT IS A HEALTHY ANIMAL???
A healthy animal is one that is not sick and brings as much benefit as possible to its owner.
WHAT IS A DISEASED ANIMAL???
A diseased animal is one that is not giving its owner as many benefits as normal.
An animal health agent is concerned with:
TREATING SICK ANIMALS
PROMOTING ANIMAL HEALTH
PREVENTING DISEASE