Webquest 2

A) About cows:

I. The most common pathologies:

In the calfs:

-(1.) Parasitism: there are 3 types of parasitic animals; pinworms, tenias and coccidias, this parasitics. The calfs suffer some symptoms like diarrhea, anemia, weakness and dehydration.

-(2.) Black leg: this illness attack to the young cows, since 3 months until 3 years. Is produce by a bacteria. The symptoms are: inflammation in the rear legs, in the back or in the chest, some times another muscles or the throat are inflammation too, or even doesn’t appear any symptom.

In the adult cows:

-(3.)Mastitis: is the inflammation of the mammary gland, cause for bacterias. The older cows have a propensity to get it.

-(4.) Tympanism: the rumen produces flatulences that has to be expulsed, and if doesn’t happen, the gas will be accumulate and it’ll produce the tympanism. The symptoms are: abdominal swelling and breathing problems.

At any age:

-(5.) Antrax: is produce for a bacteria and characterize for a sudden death. Also attack to dogs, pigs, goats, sheeps and humans.

II. The digestive system:


III. Cow's skeletal system



B) About horses

I. A website that refers to horses:

Heart & Horses: Therapeutic Riding Center (https://www.heartsandhorses.org/):

This website is about a company wich helps people with special needs through equine-assisted therapy.  I think this is a great plan and would be more people who wants to help other people. The therapy with animals is always a good choice, must be a good experience for the animal, the therapist and the person who needs the therapy.

II. Horse's external anatomy:

III. Horse's cardiovascular system: