Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers look after animals in laboratories, animal hospitals, and clinics. They care for the animals by performing routine tasks under the supervision of scientists, veterinarians, and veterinary technologists and technicians.
Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestine causing diarrhea with blood. Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and rectal tenesmus (a feeling of incomplete defecation).
Swine Dysentery (SD) (456) Swine dysentery (SD), which is caused by a small snake-like bacteria called Brachyspira hyodysenteriae can be one of the most expensive diseases of the growing pig. There are two other similar bacteria, one called B. innocens which is non pathogenic and the other B. pilosicoli, associated with colitis.