Webquest 2

A)      About cows:

1.       What are the five most common pathologies of cows?

-Mastitis: this pathology consist in inflammation in the udders because of bacteria called “Streptococcus”. This cause pain in the udders and pus in the milk.

- Babesiosis: is a febrile sickness transmitted by tick and caused by parasite protozoan, this illness can produce anemia, icteria and dead.

-Tuberculosis: this is a zoonotic disease (transmissible to the human) and affect the respiratory system. This pathology is the main in the drop of the meat production.

-foot and mouth diseases (fiebre aftosa): is a viral illness, this produce fever and appearance of vesicles in the mouth and hoofs.

- Clostridiosis: this pathology is caused by microorganism called Clostridium who live in the bacterial flora (this microorganism produce toxins).

2.       cow's digestive system:

1.       cow's skeletal system:

A)      About horses

1.       Horses website: Caballopedia (http://www.caballopedia.com/)

This website is an encyclopedia about horses, they have information about horse breeds, curiosity about this animal, how feed them according to the type of horse, this website have a section about horse’s history and they have beautiful pictures of horses and many others equines. I think this page is for the real fanatic of horses.

2.       Horse’s external anatomy:

3.       Horse's cardiovascular system: