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cattle Flashcards

1
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breeds

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several are found in North America

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dual purpose

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bread for milk and meat

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pedigree

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has written record of animals ancestral background

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purebred

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offspring of 2 purebred

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5
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breed

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genetically similar in colour ans confirmation

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crossbred

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offspring from 2 different breeds

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dairy cattle

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angular body, many skeletal structures exposed through her hide, long legs, slender neck

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dairy anatomy

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large abdomen, udder is large, attached high and wide, 4 teats placed equally

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dairy common breeds

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ayreshire, brown swiss, guernsey, holstein-frisian (most popular), jersey

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beef cattle

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rectangular in stature, very few skeletal structures revealed, shorter legs, shorter, fleshly neck

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beef anatomy

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dewlap, loose skin that covers the brisket and portion of the neck. Poll is the top of the cows head between the ears

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beef common breeds

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angus, hereford, polled hereford

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bull

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mature male

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cow

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mature female

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calf

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young, under 1yr

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yearling

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approx 1yr

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17
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steer

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male castrated at young age

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18
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stag

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male castrated after maturity

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heifer

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female old enough to be bred, but not yet calved

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20
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dairy housing

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several types, free stall (not confined), loose or pen-type (1 lrg open pen), stachion (restrained and confined)

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21
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beef housing

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confinement (more costly&labour intensive-not practical), open range (hunt for food on unimproved land), pasture (graze on land)

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feeding

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ruminant herbivores- stomach compartments rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

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chewing cud- rumunation

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bolus ball of regurgitated food from the stomach (rumen). Chew cud over and over until all fibrous roughage is broken down

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rumen

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first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach

25
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reticulum

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surface looks like a honeycomb. Traps foreign objects such as nails, wire and stones

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omasum

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mixes and grinds food. lrg quantities of water absorbed.

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abomasum

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“true stomach” ingesta is mixed with gastric juices, and digestion takes place here

28
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cattle eat

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beef and dairy eat lrg quantities of roughage, by grazing on pasture or silage (feed from corn or plants)

29
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beef calf eats

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weaned around 6 mos, up to 1yr graze on pasture, 15 mos supplements are added

30
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dairy cattle eat

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according to the amount of milk they produce

31
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handling a bull

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with caution, cannot be trusted ever

32
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restraint

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ring (placed through septum of bulls nose, squeeze chute (so procedures can be performed, hobbles (restrains hind legs when milk is taken), handling system (corrals, pens etc)

33
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branding

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branded on their rump

34
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ear tags

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metal and plastic are used

35
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tattoos

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dairy normally identified by the use of ear tags, tattoos, and neck chains with ID tags

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dehorning

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almost all dairy are for animal safety and humans, should be done as early as possible

37
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castration

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usually done on bulls less than 3 mos to minimize stress

38
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breeding dairy

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want to have a calf every year

39
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breeding

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cow does not reach full milk potential until she is 6 yrs. Almost all bull dairy calves are used for veal production

40
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estrus

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every 21 days

41
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gestation

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280 days

42
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beef breeding

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natural services are used with bull

43
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dairy breeding

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almost exclusively by artificial

44
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birth

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calf should be rubbed vigorously with a burlap bag or towel to get the circulatory system functioning. position forelegs and head first.

45
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dry

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dairy cow not lactating for last 60 days of gestation

46
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open

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cow that is not pregnant

47
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bred

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cow that has been mated and is pregant

48
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fertile

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able to produce at regular intervals

49
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how often a cow is milked

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purpose is for milk, 305 days/yr twice a day

50
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cow mammary glands are called

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quarters

51
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before the cow is milked

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udder is washed, each teat is tested by squirting a few squirts into a cup

52
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squirts of milk are examined for

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flaked, sloughed cells and blood… if present most likely is mastitis

53
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how long the cow is milked

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milking machine is placed on the animal and is milked for about 5 minutes

54
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pasteurizing milk

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the process of heating to kill the pathogenic organisms

55
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milk solids

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component of milk after all the water is removed

56
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whole milk

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milk secreted from the cow without anything removed

57
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skim milk

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whole milk that has had butterfat removed

58
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important factors for preventive care

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appropriate deworming, adhere to milk withdraw times and preslaughter times. feed additives, tuberculosis testing, mastitis testing done regularly, vaccinations and immunizations

59
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common diseases and conditions

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bloat, ketosis, pink eye, ringworm, warts, lymphosarcoma, abomasal ulcers, hardware disease, muscle disease

Vet 2 (11 decks)

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