Exam 1 Flashcards
five freedoms of animal welfare
freedom from hunger and thirst
freedom from discomfort
freedom from pain, injury and disease
freedom to express normal behavior
freedom from dear and distress
examples of the 5 freedoms of discomfort
normal physical behavior
normal behavior
adequate nutrition
good husbandry
routine care
one health
biosecurity
how do you determine if an animal is healthy
behavior
condition of animal
physical exam
5 senses
What is our greatest tools of veterinary medicine
physical exams
5 senses
nose
eyes
ears
touch
taste
examples of observations
what you see when you get to the farm
what you see in your exam room
observation before touching the patient
examples of smell
what do you sell when you get out of the truck
what do you smell in the exam room
examples of what you hear in the barn
animal moving
coughing
respiratory sounds
growling
barking
heart
lungs
gastrointestinal
examples of touch
what do you palpate on the patient
glands
bones
muscles
industry uses of goats/sheep
meat
dairy
fiber
hobby
most producers have less than _____ head of sheep in the US
100
Highest producing states in sheep production
Texas
california
colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Parts of the US with greatest goat production
western
southeast
Lambs or goats has the lowest fat content
goats
lambs age
1-3 years old
mutton age
older than 3 years old
Which is consumed more, mutton or lamb
lamb
When ethnic holidays are in season what happens to meat industry demand
increases
examples of ethnic holidays that effect market demand
easter
4th of July
cinco de mayo
passover
Christmas
examples of breeds of sheep
cheviot
dorset
hampshire
terminal sires
examples of terminal sires
suffolk
texel
most common meat breed of goats
boer
Boer origin and estrous
south africa
polyestrous
Kiko origin
new zealand