Chapter 20: Make Room for the Ruminants Flashcards

(50 cards)

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ruminant

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cud-chewing animal with a forestomach that allows fermentation of ingesta

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balling gun

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tool used to administer pills, boluses, or magnets to livestock (also called a bolus gun)

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California Mastitis Test

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test that is a cow-side indicator of somatic cell count to determine the presence of mastitis

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4
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chute

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mechanical device that is used to restrain cattle

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5
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composite breed

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new breed developed from combining established breeds

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colostrum

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first milklike substance produced by the female after parturition; it is thick, yellow, and high in protein and antibodies

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7
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crossbred

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having resulted from mating 2 different breeds in the same species

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8
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dehorn

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to remove horns or horn buds by chemical, thermal, or mechanical means

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dental pad

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hard surface of the upper mouth of ruminants that serves in place of upper teeth

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ear tagging

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placement of ID tag in left ear (the right is reserved for brucellosis vaccine tattoo)

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11
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fly strike

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infestation with maggots

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12
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gomer bull

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bull used to detect females in heat; may have penis surgically deviated to he side, treated with androgens, or may be vasectomized so he can not impregnate females; also called teaser bull

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implant

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device inserted in the ear that provides a slow release of hormones to the animal to increase feed efficiency

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14
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inbred

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resulting from the mating of two animals who are closely related

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15
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magnet

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charged metal device that is used to prevent hardware disease (traumatic reticuloperitonitis); given orally and placed in reticulum

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16
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nose tongs

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clamp used to grasp the nasal septum to restrict movement

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17
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offal

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inedible visceral organs and unusable tissues removed from the carcass of a slaughtered animal

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parturient paresis

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hypocalcemic metabolic disorder of ruminants seen in late pregnancy or early lactation; also called milk fever

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19
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render

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melt down fat by heat

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20
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stanchion

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restraint device that secures cattle around the neck to allow accessibility for milking, feeding, and examining

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21
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swirch

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distal part of bovine tail that consists of long, coarse hairs

22
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Tailing

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a restraint technique used in cattle where the tailhead is grasped and raised vertically; also called tail jacking

23
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tie stall

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stall only large enough for one animal which is usually tied by a neck chain or halter

24
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tilt table

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restraint table that can be tilted, which is helpful in treating or trimming an animal’s feed

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traumatic reticuloperitonitis
caused by ingestion and migration of foreign body into the reticulum which can penetrate the diaphragm and pericardium causing pericarditis; abbreviated TRP; commonly called hardware disease
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wean
remove young from their mother so they can no longer nurse
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dry
not lactating
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teat
nipple
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ration
amount of food consumed by animal in 24-hour period
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broken mouth
loss of teeth which indicates animal is at least 5 years old
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docking
removal of distal portion of tail (done in lambs to prevent fly strike)
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lamb
young sheep meat
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lanolin
fatlike substance secreted by sebaceous glands of sheep
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mutton
adult sheep meat
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wattle
appendage suspended from the head (usually the chin) in goats, turkeys, and chickens
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bovine respiratory syncytial virus
paramyxovirus infection of bovine associated with fatal pneumonia; BRSV or RSV
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bovine viral diarrhea
togavirus infection of bovine that is associated with acute stomatitis, gastroenteritis, and diarrhea; BVD
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brucellosis
bacterial infection called by Brucella abortus that causes abortion in cattle
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clostridial disease
group of bacterial infectious conditions of ruminants caused by Clostridium, which includes blackleg, malignant edema, pulp kidney, enterotoxemia, and overeating disease
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coronavirus
corona virus that causes diarrhea in calves
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E. coli
bacterial infection that typically causes scours in calves; also known as colisepticemia and septicemic colibacillosis
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enzootic abortion
bacterial infection that causes abortion in sheep
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Haemophilus somnus
bacterial infection that causes reproductive, urinary, respiratory, and septicemic disease in catte
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infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
herpesvirus infection of bovine that is associated with fever, anorexia, tachypnea, and cough; IBR
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parainfluenza
associated with fever, cough, and diarrhea; one part of the shipping fever complex; PI-3
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pasteurellosis
causes respiratory disease in cattle, sheep and goats
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rotovirus
causes scours in calves
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soremouth
also called orf; causes lesions in mouth of sheep, goats, and camelids
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tetanus
highly fatal bacterial disease caused by toxin of Clostridium tetani associated with hyperesthesia, tetany, and convulsions; TE; also called lockjaw
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vibriosis
associated with infertility and irregular estrous cycles; bulls are vaccinated; also called campylobacteriosis