Instrument Group 2

Question 1

Answer 1

Cattle Prod

Question 2

What is the function of a cattle prod?

Answer 2

To make livestock move into chutes or aleyways

Question 3

Answer 3

Squeeze Chute

Question 4

What is the function of a squeeze chute?

Answer 4

To secure a cow or bull in place while maintaining access to its head, feet, and rear.

Question 5

Answer 5

Nose Lead

Question 6

What is the function of a nose lead?

Answer 6

To control the head by applying pressure to the nasal septum.

Question 7

Answer 7

Bull Ring

Question 8

What is the function of the bull ring?

Answer 8

To control the head of a bull by applying pressure to the nasal septum on a semipermanent basis.

Question 9

Answer 9

Lariat with Quick-Release Honda

Question 10

What is the function of a Lariat with Quick-Release Honda?

Answer 10

To capture an animal by the neck or feet.

Question 11

Answer 11

Hip Lift

Question 12

What is the function of a hip lift?

Answer 12

To assist a cow to stand; most commonly used in postparturient paresis, milk fever, generalized weakness, obturator paralysis caused by fracture repairs, and when a cow is down on wet cement.

Question 13

Answer 13

Antikick Bar

Question 14

What is the function of an antikick bar?

Answer 14

To control kicking

Question 15

Answer 15

Horn Gouge

Question 16

What is the function of a horn gouge?

Answer 16

To remove horn buds or very small horns.

Question 17

Answer 17

Barnes Dehorner

Question 18

What is the function of a barnes dehorner?

Answer 18

To remove small horns from calves, goats, and sheep.

Question 19

Answer 19

Keystone Dehorner (Guillotine)

Question 20

What is the function of a keystone dehorner (Guillotine)

Answer 20

To remove medium-sized to large horns.

Question 21

Answer 21

Dehorning Saw

Question 22

What is the function of a dehorning saw?

Answer 22

To shorten long, large horns to the level of the head or to smooth a horn that has been broken.

Question 23

Answer 23

Trocar and Cannula

Question 24

What is the function of a trocar and cannula?

Answer 24

To release from the rumen gases that cause bloating

Question 25

Answer 25

Magnets

Question 26

What is the function for magnets?

Answer 26

To collect and hold metal that has been ingested by a cow as it eats. The metal can cause "hardware disease" if allowed to pass through the rumen

Question 27

Answer 27

Calf Weaners

Question 28

What is the function of calf weaners?

Answer 28

To keep weaned calves and adults from nursing

Question 29

Answer 29

Wire Saw with Handles

Question 30

What is the function of wire saw with handles?

Answer 30

To remove large horns

Question 31

Answer 31

Electric Dehorner

Question 32

What is the function of a electric dehorner?

Answer 32

To remove horn buds by killing the cells that produce hors or to cauterize blood vessels after the horn has been removed by other methods.