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Immunityability to resist specific types of disease | |
InappetenceLack of appetite
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Inbreedingbreeding from two animals that are closely related, e.g. brother and sister | |
Inbreeding depressionloss of health and increasing weakness brought about by inbreeding over successive generations | |
Incubation periodthe time between an individual animal meeting a source of infection and developing clinical signs of disease | |
Infectionthe invasion and multiplication of micro-organisms in body tissues | |
Infectiouscapable of causing disease between animals | |
Inflammationthe body's reaction to injury and infection characterized by pain, swelling and heat | |
Ingestionthe taking in of food | |
Ingredienta raw or processed foodstuff used in manufacturing food | |