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How do you take a horse's pulse? |
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compress facial artery against ventromedial border of mandible |
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chain-loop, rope-loop, kendal/humane twitch |
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Applies pressure to nerves of horse's lips -pain = distraction -endorphins released |
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Equine Infectious Anemia, Swamp Fever |
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biting or sucking arthropods carrying the retrovirus |
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What microorganism causes EIA? |
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Coggins- neg. result required to cross state lines |
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anemia, icterus, depression, abortions, fever, leg and ventral edema; sometimes asymptomatic |
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no vaccine, no cure - just supportive Tx
-survivors are lifelong carriers! |
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An ELISA test used to detect Equine Infectious Anemia retrovirus in serum. |
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other names for Equine Encephalomyelitis |
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EEE, WEE, VEE, Sleeping Sickness, Blind Staggers |
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Blind Staggers refers to what disease? |
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Sleeping Sickness refers to what disease? |
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What microorganism causes Equine Encephalomyelitis? |
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Arbovirus, 3 strains (East/West/Venezuelan) |
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How is Equine Encephalomyelitis contracted? |
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blood-sucking arthropod (mainly mosquitos) bites infected bird, then bites horse OR human |
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What do EEE, WEE, and VEE refer to? |
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different strains of Equine Encephalomyelitis |
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What is special about VEE? |
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It can be spread from horse to horse and horse to human via mosquito. It is rare now though. |
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Symptoms of Equine Encephalomyelitis? |
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Terrible headache, blind staggers, compulsive walking and circling, teeth grinding, drowsiness |
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Vaccine/TX - Equine Encephalomyelitis |
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Vaccinate foals at 4/6/12mo, adults 2 vaccines 2-3 weeks apart 2 weeks before mosquito season
No cure - supportive Tx |
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Potomac Horse Fever refers to what disease? |
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EME, Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
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Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis |
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Ehrlichia risticii spread by blood-sucking arthropods |
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What microorganism causes EME? |
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rickettsia - Ehrlichia risticii |
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Severe diarrhea, Founder's, leg edema, leukopenia, anemia, abortions |
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3rd phalanx rotates down toward sole because toxins in the blood affect blood supply to laminae. |
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Test for Equine Encephalomyelitis? |
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Vaccinate spring and mid-summer
No cure - supportive Tx |
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other names for Equine Rhinopneumonitis |
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EHV refers to what disease? |
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What microorganism causes Equine Rhinopneumonitis? |
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causes 30-40% of all respiratory disease in horses |
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inhalation, contact with secretions |
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Cough, profuse clear/watery nasal/ocular discharge, enlarged lymph nodes, abortions |
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nasal/throat cultures, placenta/fetus, vaginal discharge culture, NOT serum titers (unreliable Tx: isolate, disinfect, supportive care |
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What microorganism causes Strangles? |
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Other names for Strangles? |
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Equine distemper, shipping fever |
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Thick yellow snot, moist soft cough, lymphadenopathy/abscess, dyspnea |
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How is Strangles contracted? |
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Inhalation/ingestion of infected droplets |
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What disease often requires lancing of the sub-mandibular lymph nodes? |
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What is Bastard Strangles? |
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systemic infection of Strep equi in foals |
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culture nasal/lymph discharge
Tx: strict iso/sanitation, long-term antibiotics; vaccine not helpful in outbreak |
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What microorganism causes Horse Flu? |
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Influenza virus types 1 and 2 |
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Most susceptible to Horse Flu? |
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Prime concern for animal in viral respiratory infection? |
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secondary bacterial infection - use antibiotics and NSAIDs |
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Very high fever (106), violent persistent cough, may have blind staggers, clear snot, abortion |
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serum titers, placenta/fetus
Tx: Iso/disinfect, vaccinate healthy, not sick |
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EVA refers to what disease? |
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Togavirus (equine specific) |
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stallion's urine/semen during coitus |
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very high fever (106), severe pitting edema of legs, swelling around eyes, eye/nose discharge, diarrhea, abortions |
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Who is susceptible to EVA? |
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Mares get the symptoms, stallions are usually just carriers |
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nasal/urine/semen swabs
Tx: supportive care |
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vaccination schedule for EIA |
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vaccination schedule for Sleeping Sickness |
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-foals at 4/6/12mo -adults 2 vaccs 2-3 weeks apart 2 weeks before mosquito season |
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vaccination schedule for Potomac |
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vaccinate spring and midsummer |
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vaccination schedule for EHV |
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-foal: 3-4mo, then every 3mo -pregnant mare: killed virus at 5/7/9mo gestation |
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vaccination schedule for Strangles? |
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vaccination is not useful during outbreak because serotypes change so quickly |
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vaccination schedule for Horse Flu? |
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-foals: at 2mo, then every 1-2mo til maturity -adults: yearly |
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vaccination schedule for EVA? |
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mare/stallions 3 weeks prior to breeding |
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What microorganism causes tetanus? |
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How is tetanus contracted? |
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In the environment, in horse poop ---> puncture wound (anaerobic) |
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paralysis from front to rear, hyperesthesia, prolapse of nictitating membranes, eventual death |
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No test
Tx: tetanus antitoxin, penicillin |
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How does the Tx for tetanus work? |
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antitoxin contains Abs against the toxin; penicillin kills the bacteria so no more toxin can be produced |
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stimulates immune system to produce antibodies to tetanus (active immunity) |
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contains antibodies to tetanus, imparts temporary immunity to recipient (passive immunity) |
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Vaccination schedule for tetanus? |
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unvacc/unknown: 2 doses toxoid 1-2mo apart
mare: toxoid pre-breeding, 1-2mo before foaling
foals (f/vacc mares) at 2/4/6 mo |
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What is Joint Ill / Navel Ill? |
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disease of neonate by infectious agent entering umbilicus and spreading through body |
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just infection of the umbilicus (navel ill) |
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inflammation and pain of several joints (joint ill) |
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microorganisms associated with joint ill / navel ill |
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Strep spp, E. coli, Actinobacillus equuli, Staph. aureus |
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Test/Tx for joint ill / navel ill? |
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Joint/throat/nasal/rectal swabs
Tx: supportive care, extremely intensive and unrewarding |
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1. prep for delivery 2. expulsion of fetus 3. expulsion of placenta |
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stage 1 of parturition -cervical dilation/relaxation -animal restless, seeks isolation -tailhead up -positioning of fetus |
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stage 2 of parturition -abdom. straining / uterine contractions -presentation, position, posture of fetus = important |
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anterior or posterior end of calf at dam's vulva |
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calf's spine in relation to dam's sacrum |
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legs/neck in relation to body |
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posterior presentation, dorsal-sacral position, hind limbs tucked |
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How is pregnancy maintained? |
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progesterone from corpus luteum |
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Where in the body is progesterone produced? |
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What kind of fermenter is a ruminant? |
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What kind of fermenter is an equine? |
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R: legume, non-legume C: grains, protein supplements, by-products |
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compound that aids support of life |
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energy (carbs/fats), proteins, vitamins, minerals, water |
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"all in, all out" refers to... |
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Breed, farrow, etc. all pigs as one group, so that buildings can be disinfected in between groups. |
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-sows and cows -heat every 21d all year round |
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the time when a female is receptive to a male |
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-sheep/goats start 21d cycle in the fall to give birth in spring -horses start 21d cycle in fall |
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pigs birth -> harvest takes |
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farrow -> finish feeders (75-220#) growers (>100#) finishers (175-200#) |
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describe porcine copulation |
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-male ejaculates for 10min, huge amount of semen -corkscrew penis -female does all the squeezing |
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When do gilts go into estrus? |
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Gilts are highly stimulated if boar is near because of... |
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Another term for "boar taint"? |
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it scents the urine and semen, smells like the worst tomcat urine ever |
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Another term for "sheath"? |
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Piglets are born ___ and needing ___. |
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Procedures done on baby pigs? |
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-needle teeth cut (because they hurt the teat) -tails docked (they are targets for aggression) -males castrated (boar meat = gross) |
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Pigs are cost-efficient because they have the highest ___ and ___ of all meat animals. |
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feed efficiency & rate of growth |
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Pig farms that follow certain standards of animal care are called... |
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When intelligent animals are crowded together in a confined space they lose __ _ __ and become __ __. |
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sense of self, highly agitated |
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Agitated pigs attack each other's __ and __. |
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How to reduce pig stress? |
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-bowling balls as toys -fresh air |
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A welfare rule requires that the pig farm owner must __ every day. |
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Never go into a pen with a __ & __. |
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Most swine operations in the US are __ __. |
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High levels of pit gases can cause... |
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manure pit gases include: |
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-methane (CH3) -CO2 -Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) -Ammonia (NH3) -Nitrous Oxide (NO) |
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NO is found in manure pits but is also a __ gas, which can kill. |
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types of fans in a pig operation |
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pit fans, wall fans, ceiling fans |
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If the __ fans go too fast, cold air is sucked in through the __ fans. |
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If the __ or __ fans go too fast, pit gases are sucked into the pig area. |
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Which states are the highest swine producers? |
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Gilt's weight at puberty? |
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A gilt is culled if she does not conceive after _ tries. |
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When a female pig is in estrus, her ears will pop up and she will stand in a receptive stance. |
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When a horse is 24hr within foaling, her teats will leak a waxy milk. |
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What does it mean if a pregnant pig shows milk? |
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she will farrow within 24hrs |
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3 most popular breeds of swine in the US |
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Hampshire, Duroc, Yorkshire |
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-erect ears, white face/feet/tail tip - smaller litters |
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-floppy ears, red/auburn, mean -best mothers, lots of milk -lots of good meat |
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-erect ears, black w/white belt around front legs/body -very popular -even personality |
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-floppy ears, white -not great mothers |
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-floppy ears, really dumb - bad mothers -gain weight easily |
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-floppy ears, crossed most often with Hampshire |
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-double muscled pietrain -black with white spots |
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-blue butt -erect ears -lots of meat |
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Digestive tract of chickens |
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beak/mouth -> crop -> proventriculus -> gizzard -> ceca -> cloaca -> vent |
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Domestic chicken begin to lay eggs at __. |
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5mo (vs in the wild at 7mo) |
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Eggs for human consumption are called... |
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Egg sized is determined by... |
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the number of oz a dozen eggs weighs |
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Egg grade is determined by... |
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internal structures within the egg, as seen by candling |
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Eggs that are cracked or somehow unfit for human consumption are used in... |
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Part of the chicken's GIT with lots of mucus and water? |
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Part of the chicken's GIT that churns and mixes? |
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Part of the chicken's GIT that is the "workhorse," crushing seeds? |
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last 3 steps of a chicken's GIT? |
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3 things pass out the vent: |
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Feces, urine, and eggs all pass out the chicken's __. |
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Lay egg -> hatch chick takes how long? |
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Chickens can lay without being __. |
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Chicken used in fast food, stews and soups is from __. |
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2 general categories of chicken (what are they kept for?) |
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Male layer chick castrated and raised for meat. |
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Capons are caged or floor-fed for __. |
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Capons reach __# and are __. |
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processing of layer females |
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debeak, dewattle, dub, toe trim |
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__% of all layer are caged in density of 6-24 birds per cage, or _x_ per bird. |
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_% layers are floor maintained |
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Why are chickens debeaked? |
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McDonald's expanded chicken density to _x_ about 5-6 years ago. |
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Layers naturally molt after about __ of laying. |
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During a molt, a layer can't __. |
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lay eggs, because all energy goes into creating new feathers. Won't lay for 4-6 wks. |
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At ~11mo, producer lowers feed/light/heat, layers complete molt in 4wks and then have higher egg production and grade for about 6-8mo |
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Europe and Canada do not allow the practice of __ in chickens. |
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The AVMA is currently discussing the practice of __ in chickens. |
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True free range eggs have __. |
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Cage-free does not necessarily mean __. |
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Phenomenon in which chickens freak out and kill each other inadvertently due to small space. |
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noise panic (from slammed door, e.g.) |
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Broilers are harvested at __ and weigh about __. |
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After hatching and sexing, broilers are ____ because __. |
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separated and sent to male or female units, because males eat more and grow faster. |
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Eutocia- think of the fetus in a __ stance. |
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diving - head first, front limbs out in front |
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We want the fetus' hooves to face __ for eutocia. |
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palmar surface down toward ground |
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posterior presentation and palmar surfaces up occurs in __ to __% of litter animals |
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If you only see the fetus' tail coming out, you have a __ __. |
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Dams must be in __ __ __ before you begin assisting with birth. |
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Hormone that opens up the pubic symphesis? Where is it produced? |
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relaxin, from the anterior pituitary gland |
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word for a female animal that has never before given birth |
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__ __ bond slowly or not at all. |
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Dam must be in _____ before assisting with birth. |
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What hormone opens the pubic symphysis? Where is it from? |
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Relaxin from anterior pituitary gland |
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What is the word for an animal who has never before given birth? |
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What usually happens to the umbilical cord when a cow gives birth? |
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It's squished by dam's pelvis and snaps like a bungee cord, preventing blood loss and invasion by bacteria. |
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__ of a foal's blood is in the umbilical cord. |
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Don't touch the foal's umbilicus until it __ __. |
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stops pulsating (with blood flow) |
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How do you treat the umbilicus? |
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Clamp 4-6" from baby, tie string distally to clamp |
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Do NOT assist with dystocia without knowing these 3 things: |
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-normal reproductive anatomy -normal parturition behavior -normal post partum behavior |
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Never assist with dystocia without these 3 conditions: |
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-proper equipment -prep of dam -sanitation procedures |
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Name for the special feature of neonates' hooves? |
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What is special about a neonate's hooves? |
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-soft cartilage to protect uterus -dries/hardens after birth |
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When assisting with dystocia, always keep your hand between __ and __. |
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How to attach an OB chain? |
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Loop over hand, place above fetlock, tighten, half-hitch below fetlock |
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Other names for calf jack? |
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breech plate, "come-along" |
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A breech plate has incredible __ and care must be taken not to injure the neonate's limbs. |
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-hay -silage (fermenting whole corn stalks, e.g.) -pasture |
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-grains -protein supplements (SBOM) -by-products |
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Plant that has root nodules which store and releases nitrogen, e.g. soy beans |
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non-protein nitrogen (e.g. urea) |
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-bugs use N to make their own protein -urea is a by-product -urea can be fed to cows |
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total digestible nutrients |
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TDN describes the __ in feed. |
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high-energy feed such as corn |
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VFAs are absorbed through the __, enter __, and flow to __, where they are converted to __. |
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-absorbed through rumen lining -enter portal vein -flow to liver -convert to glucose |
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Some VFAs are diverted from the liver via the __ and flow to the __ where they are converted into __. |
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-hepatic vein -udder -lactose |
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Ammonia is absorbed through the __, flows via the __ to the __, where it is changed into __. |
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-absorbed through rumen lining -flows via portal vein -to liver -changed to urea |
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-crush soybeans -remove oil -mash up the rest, cook it -add to feed as protein supplement |
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Bugs convert plant carbs into __. |
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Bugs convert plant proteins into __. |
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Bugs convert plant fat into __. |
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Urea can be mixed with __ to make it palatable to cattle with a urea deficiency. |
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What element is severely lacking in Midwest soil? |
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bovine / equine selenium and vitamin E |
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What is forage poisoning? |
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selenium toxicity in areas with high levels of selenium in the soil |
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Minimum protein level in ration for all livestock ranges from... |
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Without selenium, __ cannot be utilized by livestock. |
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What two elements must be supplemented to Midwest livestock? |
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Livestock drink ~__gal/__# body weight each day. |
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Livestock eat ~__% body weight in feed each day. |
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Metabolism of fat will yield __x as much energy as the metabolism of carbs. |
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Corn - TDN and protein content? |
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Oats - TDN and protein content? |
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SBOM - TDN and protein content? |
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maintain certain body temperature |
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The temperature that an animal should be in 24/7. |
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What causes "goosebumps"? |
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How do livestock cool off? |
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-panting (except horses) -sweating (only horses) |
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The only livestock that can sweat? |
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Livestock which cannot pant? |
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4 modes of temperature loss |
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-evaporation -convection -conduction -radiation |
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Instrument used to measure level of Igs in colostrum? |
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colostrometer / refractometer |
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Colostrum is high in... (6 things) |
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-calcium -glucose -Ig -fats -proteins -growth promoters |
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Most important immunoglobulin in livestock? |
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When does the dam start producing Ig in the udder? |
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What structure sends milk straight to the abomasum in the neonate? |
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milk/esophageal/reticular groove |
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Special feature of neonate GIT? |
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enterocytes allow large Ig molecules to pass into the bloodstream |
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Antibodies congregate to areas with... |
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highest pathogen concentration (mucosa, umbilicus) |
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Neonate must ingest adequate volumes of colostrum in the first ___ hrs post-partum. |
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IgG in dam's milk decreases 50% by __ hrs post-partum. |
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Neonate's enterocytes only last for __ hrs post-partum. |
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failure of passive transfer |
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Cornerstone of all neonatal health programs? |
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adequate passive antibody transfer |
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Ingested/absorbed Abs will protect neonate for how long? |
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Passive immunity lasts how long? |
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99% of neonates are born __. |
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able to produce its own antibodies |
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When does a neonate have active immunity? |
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neonate does not have adequate serum levels of antibodies |
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-neonate does not ingest enough colostrum (born injured) -dam does not produce enough colostrum (pp mastitis) -dam leaks colostrum pre-partum (waxing) -dam produces very dilute colostrum (dairy cows) |
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How to determine if a neonate has FTP? |
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check blood/serum for Ab concentration |
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When to perform Cite/Card test? |
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how much thicker a liquid is than water (SG increases as particles increase) |
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Tool used to measure Ig level specifically in dairy cow colostrum? |
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hydrometer with weight inside |
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Colostrum is usually (what color?) because of __. |
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-determine SG of colostrum -only feed colostrum with proper SG |
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Colostrum protocol for dairy calves? |
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1-2 qts colostrum STAT with esophageal feeder, then every 6-8 hr for 1-3 d (may use bottle) |
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Name 2 components of innate immunity? |
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-natural (species-specific diseases) -inflammatory response |
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-bottled IgG reconstituted with sterile water, given IV if after 12hr PP -colostrum replacement with nutrition but not IgG |
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Name the 5 immunoglobulins |
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eyes, reproductive, allergies/parasites |
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less understood; anti-cancer? |
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If mare has little/no colostrum, or if mare dies, how to treat the foal? |
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-Use bovine colostrum with SG at least 1.060 -Or contact equine associations |
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What is colostrum banking? |
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Saving 1qt of mare's proper-SG colostrum in case someone needs it. |
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How do you store banked colostrum? |
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-seal by the pint and freeze -label with SG |
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How long does banked colostrum last? |
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1 year (equine), indefinitely (bovine) |
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How to thaw banked colostrum? |
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Colicky horse's spasming intestinal muscles eventually tire out and stop moving. Horse may appear to be free of pain, but the stomach contents begin to rot. |
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In horses, colic is separated into _ broad categories based on __. |
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3 categories based on the level of pain |
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3 categories of equine colic? |
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acute, subacute, chronic/recurrent |
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gastric dilatation and volvulus |
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Chronic/recurrent equine colic is often caused by... |
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migrating Strongylus vulgaris larvae |
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Subacute equine colic may be caused by... |
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-impaction or spasmodic colic -excitement, unusual activity -long/cold drinks -retained meconium (1st stool) in foal |
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Acute equine colic may be caused by... |
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-gastric dilatation and volvulus -enteritis -anthrax -flatulence |
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-restlessness -pain (looking at flank, lying down for long periods, geldings protrude penis) |
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Pain in equine colic is usually __. |
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Symptoms of severe cases of equine colic |
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-patchy sweating -sobbing respirations -rapid pulse of small amplitude -clammy skin |
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Horses with colic may injure themselves by... |
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making severe, rash movements |
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A gas-filled intestine or colon makes the sound of __ __. |
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Borborygmi may be present in __ colic. |
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Few or absent gut sounds in a colicky horse indicates... |
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How can one diagnose the etiology of equine colic? |
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rectal exam -feel for mass (impaction), gaseous distension (flatulent), enlarged obstructed blood vessel (verminous aneurysm) |
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What diseases can be confused with colic in the equine? |
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-hepatitis -laminitis -urethral obstructions -tetanus -peritonitis |
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General principles for treatment of equine colic? |
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-analgesia to prevent self-injury -lubricants like mineral oil -parasympathomimetics for impaction -antispasmodics perhaps -rapid IV infusion of balanced electrolytes in case of shock -corticosteroids perhaps -surgical intervention perhaps |
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3 types of comb found in chickens (name and describe): |
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-single: points, blade, base -rose: rounded points, spike, base -pea: looks fat in the pic in our notes |
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In 2000, the American public consumed ____ eggs. |
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What is the glandular stomach in chickens? The muscular stomach? |
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glandular = proventriculus muscular = gizzard |
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Laying to hatching in turkeys takes how many days? |
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Caged birds have an increased incidence of __ __ due to lack of exercise. |
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Why does molting halt egg production? |
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-birds molt in response to gradually decreasing light
Light > eye > hypothalamus > FSH > egg production
So lack of light decreases FSH and egg production |
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In 2000, Americans consumed ____ broiler meat per capita. |
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Americans consume about ___ per capita of turkey a year. |
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About ___ ducks are processed yearly. |
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Geese are harvested at about ___ and dress out to be ___. |
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