ANSCI LAB Flashcards
Domesticated swine
hog
To clean out the hoof
hoof pick
The horny covering at the end of the foot in animals
hoof or hooves
Chemicals formed by glands in the body which control the activity of organs
hormones
Leather or wood and leather collar fitted around the neck of a horse used to pull a cart
horse collar
An animal which is infected with parasites
host
Meat from food animals and poultry clandestinely slaughtered and sold to public
hot meat
A horse of Eastern or Oriental blood
hot blooded
Any man-made structure that protects the animals from the elements of nature
housing facilities
An individual that is a combination of species, breeds within a species, or lines within breeds
hybrid
Result of breeding unrelated animals coming from the same breed
hybrid (pure bred)
Cysts formed in the organs of ruminants and people by the young of a tapeworm from dogs
hydatid cyst
The ability of an organism to resist infection or toxins
immunity
Result of breeding native inferior animal/bird with superior breed
improved breed
Disease caused by a germ
infection
To put a fluid into the body using a needle and syringe
injection
The process of depositing semen in the female genitalia
insemination
To ensure compliance with rules and regulations
inspection
Inspection of live animals by meat inspection officers prior to slaughter
ante-mortem inspection
Inspection of carcass and offal by meat inspeaction officers in relation to their fitness human consumption
post-mortem inspection
Breathing in
inspiration
Companies engaged in breeding, hatching, feeding, and processing food animals
integrators
Parasite which lives inside the body for all or part of its life
internal parasite
Into the udder
intramammary
Into the muscle
intramuscular
Into the vein
intravenous
To clean and disinfect wounds
iodine
To separate from others, e.g., sick animals from healthy ones
isolate
