Webquest 3

A) About horses:

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

> Colic: are different serious digestive problems. The condition can be caused by a blockage of the intestines, excessive gas in the intestines or the intestines becoming twisted. Colic can also be caused by some gastrointestinal parasites.
> Heaves: is a chronic respiratory inflammation frequently caused by an allergic reaction to airborne particles.
> Laminitis: is an inflammation of certain internal structures of the hoof. There are numerous causes, relating to body stress and another common cause is eating too much grain
> Parasites: A lot of differents parasites can afflict the horse including ticks, lice, pinworms, tapeworms, roundworms, and lungworms.
> Tying up: is a severe damage or degeneration in a muscle. A increase in a horse’s workload is one of the causes.

 

2. Publish a picture of the horse's skeletal system (with names)

3. Publish a picture of the horse's internal system (main organs) (with names)

 

B) Choose one of these farm animals:  sheep, pig or chicken


PIG





1. Choose a good website that refers to your animal. Explain why you like the website. (40 words)

Pig Site 

I like the website because I can find all about pigs: pig health, pig diseases, features, photos of pigs and there are a Online Pig Disease Problem Solver.

Is a very interesting site, visit it!

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