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Terminology Flashcards

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What is an Anthelmintic?

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A drug that kills certain types of intestinal worm

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Define ‘Artificial insemination’ (AI)

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Placing semen into the uterus by artificial means

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What is ‘Breech’?

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Delivery position in which lamb/calf/foal presented backwards with legs tucked underneath.

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Define what ‘Body condition scoring’ (BCS) is.

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An evaluation communicated through numeric value given to an individual animal to determine distribution of muscle mass and fat

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What is a Boar?

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Male pig (breeding age)

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What is Colostrum?

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First milk given after birth- rich in antibodies

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What is a CPH Number?
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What is it used for?

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Country Parish Holding number, which registers land as being used for agricultural use

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What is Cud?

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Food that’s regurgitated be a ruminant to be chewed again

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What is a Dam?

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Mother

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10
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What is Drench?

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Orally administered liquid medicine

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What is an EID tag?
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What is it used for?

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A yellow electronic identification tag, required for ID purposes in the UK

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What is a Ewe?

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Adult female sheep

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What is a Faecal egg count (FEC)?

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The process of assessing the number of worm eggs in each measurement of faeces

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What is a Flock number?

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Needed in the UK for identifying animals belonging to a particular heard

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15
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What is ‘Farrowing’?

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Pig giving birth

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What is a Halter?
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What is it used for?

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A head collar made of rope,nylon or leather.
Straps fit behind ears and around muzzle to secure and lead animal

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17
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What is the condition called ‘Left displaced abomasum’ (LDA) ?

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Abomasum moves from usual place in lower right side of abdomen to the upper left side

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18
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Define what is meant by the term ‘Ruminant’

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A mammal that digests plant-based feeds through various stages in a compartmentalised complex stomach

19
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What is a Sow?

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Female breeding pig ( after 1st or 2nd litter)

20
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What is a ‘Weaner’?

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Young pig recently separated from Sow

21
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What is a Bull?

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Uncastrated male ‘cow’, over 2 y/o

22
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What is meant by a ‘Stirk’?

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Castrated male ‘cow’

23
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What is a Bullock?

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Castrated male ‘cow’ + bred for fattening/slaughter

24
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Define what is meant by the term ‘Male Calf’

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Uncastrated young male ‘cow’, up to 1 y/o

25
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What is a Rig?

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Uncastrated ‘cow’, with 1 testicle

26
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Define what a ‘Sire’ is.

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A male ‘cow’ who has fathered a calf

27
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What is the term ‘Cow’ actually supposed to define?

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Female ‘cow’ that has given birth to at least 2 calves

28
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What is a Dam?

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Mother ‘cow’ to a particular calf

29
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Define what is meant by the term ‘Heifer’

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Female ‘cow’ 6 months > 3 y/o

30
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What is ‘In calf’ ?

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Pregnant/expecting mother ‘cow’

31
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Define the correct explanation for ‘Female Calf’

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A young female ‘cow’, from 0 - 6 m/o

32
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Define a Pedigree

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Purebred + registered with a breed society

33
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What is a Store?

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Bought or sold cow for fattening

34
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What is the process of Calving?

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Cow giving birth

35
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What is a Suckler?

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A suckling calf

36
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What does the term ‘Suckled’ mean?

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A calf that’s suckled + up to 12 m/o

37
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What is a Veal calf?

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Calf bred for veal production

38
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Define the term ‘Weaned calf’

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Calf that is on solids

39
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What is the definition of a Herd?

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A group of cattle

40
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What does the latin term Bovine, relate to?

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Cattle

41
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What does the latin term Ovine, relate to?

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Sheep

42
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What does the latin term Caprine, relate to?

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Goats

43
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What does the latin term Equine, relate to?

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Horses

44
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What does the latin term Porcine, relate to?

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Pigs

Large Animal Yr1 (16 decks)

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