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NATURAL DEFENSE SYSTEM
The skin, wool and hooves of a sheep have a good success rate in keeping most organisms away. You can also wash away the invaders.
Not only does bleeding, saliva, tears but also urine helps to flush invading organisms out of a sheep's system. Enzymes, which are a natural chemical, occur in body fluids and they too help combat invaders. You may have seen a wounded animal licking its wound, what occurs is two-fold, the licking removes pathogens – disease causing organisms – while the saliva helps to disinfect the area.
Constant exposure to organisms over a period of time, such as bacteria, viruses, and worms living in the environment result in the development of a degree of immunity to the organism, especially in mature sheep, so that when a "bug" manages to break through the previous defenses, the immune system is triggered.
When an invader makes an attempt, the white blood cells are the first to respond with an immediate attack. What occurs is that they fight the invader by mounting an inflammatory response, which is why redness, swelling and heat around a wound happen quickly after an injury.
White blood cells cope well in situations such as skin abrasion and take care of the problem. However, if a virus or bacteria manages to make headway, the white blood cells cannot always fight back effectively.
Strong, healthy animals have strong, healthy immune systems. Their bodies take care of almost all potential problems, but occasionally, even antibodies are not enough to overcome an invading organism and at this point medical treatment is the order of the day.
UNERLYING CAUSES OF ILLNESS
There are three causes of illness and fall under the categories of chemical, biological and physical. Treatment for these illnesses is covered in a later chapter.
Chemicals include toxins and are found in pesticides, fertilizers, cleaning products and batteries. Chemicals cause poisoning. Some chemicals are also biological such as poisonous plants.
Biological causes are the most common and include parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeast.
The skin, wool and hooves of a sheep have a good success rate in keeping most organisms away. You can also wash away the invaders.
Not only does bleeding, saliva, tears but also urine helps to flush invading organisms out of a sheep's system. Enzymes, which are a natural chemical, occur in body fluids and they too help combat invaders. You may have seen a wounded animal licking its wound, what occurs is two-fold, the licking removes pathogens – disease causing organisms – while the saliva helps to disinfect the area.
Constant exposure to organisms over a period of time, such as bacteria, viruses, and worms living in the environment result in the development of a degree of immunity to the organism, especially in mature sheep, so that when a "bug" manages to break through the previous defenses, the immune system is triggered.
When an invader makes an attempt, the white blood cells are the first to respond with an immediate attack. What occurs is that they fight the invader by mounting an inflammatory response, which is why redness, swelling and heat around a wound happen quickly after an injury.
White blood cells cope well in situations such as skin abrasion and take care of the problem. However, if a virus or bacteria manages to make headway, the white blood cells cannot always fight back effectively.
Strong, healthy animals have strong, healthy immune systems. Their bodies take care of almost all potential problems, but occasionally, even antibodies are not enough to overcome an invading organism and at this point medical treatment is the order of the day.
UNERLYING CAUSES OF ILLNESS
There are three causes of illness and fall under the categories of chemical, biological and physical. Treatment for these illnesses is covered in a later chapter.
Chemicals include toxins and are found in pesticides, fertilizers, cleaning products and batteries. Chemicals cause poisoning. Some chemicals are also biological such as poisonous plants.
Biological causes are the most common and include parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeast.