Bobby Calf Skill Check Practice Flashcards
Umbilical vein and its function
Allows oxygen and nutriends and H2O to pass from the mother to the foetus
Umbilicus presentation requirements
- Dried up portion to be removed prior to hide removal
2. Umbilicus can be discarded prior to inspection
Vessel that carries venous blood from the foetus to the mother
Umbilical artery
Inspection procedure for carcass
View external surfaces View hind legs and joints View ventral surface View abdominal, thoracic, pelvic/anal cavities View internal iliac/lumbar LN's View diaphragm View forequarters, brisket, neck and axillae Pickup and View kidneys (if present)
Inspection procedure for Kidneys
Pickup and view both sides
Inspection procedure for Head (edible)
View bucchal and pharynx
Inspection procedure for Tongue (edible)
View the tongue
Inspection procedure for Heart
Open the pericardium - view the heart
Inspection procedure for Lungs
Pickup and view both sides
View thymus (if saved for edible)
Trachea/lungs (if saved for edible) incise posterior third, perpendicular to main axes, incise trachea and main branches of bronchi
Inspection procedure for Liver
Pickup and view both sides
View the hepatic LN’s
Inspection procedure for GIT
View vell and intestines
View the spleen
View both surfaces of mesentery, oesophagus and pancreas (if saved for edible)
Inspection procedure for Testicles
View
List pathway of blood from mother to calf and back
- Placenta
- Umbilical Vein
- Umbilical Fissure
- Ductus Venosus
- Hepatic Veins
6ena Cava - Right Atrium
- Foramen Ovale
- Left Atrium
- Ductus Arteriosus
- Aorta
- Internal Iliac Arteries
- Umbilical Arteries
When would a carcass inspector notify a viscera inspector to take action (2)
When a disease or defect may be found
When a suspected disease or defect may be found
Head inspector procedure for tongue (inedible)
Petfood, otherwise condemn
Head inspector procedure for tongue (edible)
View the cleaned tongue
Heart & lungs procedure (lungs not saved for edible)
Open the pericardium - view the heart
Pickup and view both sides of lungs
Significance of naval ill
It can be fatal with up to 9% of new born animals dieing within 3 days
Describe extended naval ill and associated lesions
Hyperaemic infection extending the total length of the vessel, possible pelvic haematoma or lesions within the liver
What are the signs of immaturity at post-mortem inspection
Loose and flabby ‘water-soaked’ muscles
Generalised underdevelopment of the muscles
Minimal fat deposits that appear brownish-red, gelatinous and oedematous
Ticket colour for naval ill
Crimson
Ticket colour for pneumonia
Blue
Ticket colours: CONTAM, FAE, PLU, ART, SAL, EMA, WB, OC, CONDEMN
FAE - Yellow/black CONTAM - Yellow PLU - Brown ART - Orange SAL - White EMA - Black/Grey WB - Blue OC - Black CONDEMN - Green
JD for a carcass with hair, ingest and faecal?
Ticket with CONTAM and send to detain
JD for a offal (edible) with FAE
Condemn the affected parts with a green stamp, advise carcass inspector (if required)
JD for white spots on kidneys
Chronic Nephritis. Condemn the affect parts with a green stamp
JD for kidney lesions - no hyperaemia, swelling or liver association
Localised condition - Condemn the affect parts with a green stamp
JD for pelvic hematoma
Ticket with OC and send to detain
JD for extended naval ill
Condemn all - advise Viscera Inspector
JD for acute pneumonia
Acute localised, condemn the the lungs with green ink. If associated secondary infections condemn in total - stamp all viscera, SAL + Condem for carcass.
JD for emaciation
Condemn in total, stamp all viscera with green ink, ticket carcass EMA + Condemn
JD for diseased vell
Condemn the affected part, stamp with green ink
