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Cattle Skill Check Practice Flashcards

1
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List the equipment used for carcass inspection. Do not list generic tickets, but include cattle-specific DD tickets

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Knife, pouch, steel, whites, apron, gumboots, CRG, gloves, hair net, face mask (if appropriate), AgM74 tickets, green ink, stamp. Tickets for TB, Actino, Xanthosis

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Head inspection - parts and procedures (for human consumption)

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View head, eyes and surrounding tissues
Oral cavity and tonsils - View
Tongue - View and palpate
Parotid, retro, submax - Incise and View
Masseter - Incise and View
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Lung inspection - parts and procedures (for human consumption)

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View oncoming lungs
Note colour/appearance
Lungs - view and palpate, deep incision
LB/RB LN - Incise
RA LN - Incise
AM, MM, PM LN's - Incise
Trachea - Incise to bifurcation of bronchials and view
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Liver and kidney inspection - parts and procedures (for human consumption)

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View oncoming liver
Note colour/appearance
Parietal surface - view and palpate
Visceral surface - view and palpate
Hepatic LN's - Incise
Dorsal lobe. renal impression (EU) - Incise
Incise bile ducts (unless there is obvious disease)
Kidneys - view both sides
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Heart inspection - parts and procedures

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View oncoming heart
Note colour/appearance
Pericardium - incise if not properly done, view
External surfaces - view and palpate
Internal - incise interventricular septum and atrioventricular orifices. Incise base to apex and make parallel incisions

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GIT inspection - parts and procedures

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View oncoming GIT
Note colour/appearance
Oesophagus - view and palpate
Rumen - view
Reticulum - view
Rumeno-reticular junction - view and palpate
Mesenteric LN's - view
S/L Intestines - view
Spleen - view and palpate both sides
Pancreas - view
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Carcass inspection - parts and procedures (not for TB, actino or suspects)

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View the oncoming carcass
Note colour/appearance
External surfaces - view
Internal surfaces - view
Suprammary/Superficial inguinal LN - incise
Internal iliac LN - incise
Abdominal/Thoracic cavities - view
Pleura/peritoneum - view
Diaphragm - view
Thin skirt - palpate
Spinal column - view
Neural canal - view
Joints - view
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Describe an acute TB. Include usual sites

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Runny, golden-yellow pus.
Possible Hyperaemia surrounding lesion
Acute signs of inflammation
Lymph nodes of head, lungs, messentry

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Describe head inspectors action for a suspected TB lesion in submax LN

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Inform other inspectors and MPI VS
Retain head
Incise all head LN’s
Wash

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Describe pluck inspectors action for a suspected TB lesion in RA LN

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Inform other inspectors and MPI VS
Retain pluck
Reinspect all
full palpation, LN incisions
Wash
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Describe carcass inspectors action for a suspected TB lesion as notified by head inspector

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Inform viscera inspector and MPI VS
Incise subiliac and superficial cervical LN’s
Retain carcass AgM74 and TB tickets
Wash

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Describe detain inspectors action for a suspected TB lesion in the carcass

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Incise and view all LN’s to confirm diagnosis
Popliteal, iliac, prepectoral, superficial cervical, ischiatic, lumbar chain, atlantal, subiliac
Wash

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Describe carcass inspectors action for a carcass with a smear of green contamination, peritonitis with evidence of pus and a significant bruise on the rump

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Retain with FAE, OC, PYO, WB

Wash

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Describe carcass inspectors action for a carcass with a chronic ISL lesion

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Retain with ISL

Wash

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Describe a viable C Bovis cyst, and the carcass inspectors action when notified by the head inspector of such a cyst

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5-10mm blister-like cyst that contains one scolex. Soft clear eliptical cyst with a visible head. Found in cheeks, tongue, heart, diaphragm, oesophagus, skeletal muscle. Will generate a new tapeworm if ingested. Difficult to palpate. Retain carcass with AgM74. Inform viscera inspector & MPI VS
Wash

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Distinguishing characteristics of a liver severely affected with liver fluke

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Bile ducts distend, possible cirrhosis and larval tracts

Wash

17
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State viscera inspectors action for an abscess in the rumeno-reticular junction

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Incise and view mesenteric LN’s
Condemn the GIT with green ink
Wash

18
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State viscera inspectors action on being notified by head inspector of a lesion suspicious of TB

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Inform carcass inspector and MPI VS
Full inspection, incise and view mesenteric LN’s
Retain all viscera
Wash

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State the viscera inspectors action for lungs with thickened and hyperaemic pleura

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Inform carcass and head inspectors
Full inspection, Incise and view mesenteric LN’s
Acute pleurisy with signs = condemn in toto
Acute pleurisy with no signs = retain AgM74
Wash

20
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State the viscera inspectors action for an abscess in the rumeo-reticular junction, petechial haemorrhages in the kidneys and surface of the heart

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Inform carcass and head inspectors
Full inspection, Incise and view mesenteric LN’s
Retain all viscera
Wash

21
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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of benign neoplasia and state the viscera inspectors action for such a growth in the liver

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Encapsulated
Hard / dense or Soft / spongy
Non-invasive
Grows ON and OUT of tissue
Grows slowly
No LN involvement
No spread / localised
Inform carcass and head inspectors
Condemn liver with green ink and stamp
Wash
22
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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of actinobacillosis and state the head inspectors action for such a lesion

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Woody tongue
Abscesses or lesions in tissue and LN’s
Lesions contain pus
Characterised by thick fibrous tissue formation
If any LN in head - Condemn head and tongue
If no LN - Condemn the tongue
Wash

23
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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of actinomycosis

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Lumpy jaw
Bony growths mainly on jaw bone and LN’s
May also be lesions contain pus
Characterised by thick fibrous tissue formation

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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of cancer-eye and state the head inspectors action for such a lesion

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Feather growth on the eye or tissues surrounding the eye (metastisis)
Spread to LN's
White growth
Non-encapsulated
Inform carcass and viscera inspectors
Retain head and tongue
Wash
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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of an ISL and state the carcass inspectors action for an acute lesion

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Hard raised lumps
Thick fibrous capsule containing pus
Varies in size 
Could be one or more
Red and hyperaemic
AgM74 for sampling
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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of vegetative endocarditis and state the viscera inspectors action for such a lesion

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Inflammation of endocardium
White thickened fibrous tissue
Cauliflower like growths in chambers or valves
Condemn the heart
Check (liver) for signs of CVC
Check LB LN
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27
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Describe the distinguishing characteristics of telangiectasis and state the viscera inspectors action for a severe case

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Blue-black pitted spots throughout the tissue of liver
Spongy appearance
Petfood otherwise condemn

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Describe distinguishing characteristics of xanthosis and state both the viscera and carcass inspectors action for a severe case

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Affects skeletal tissue:
Forequarter muscles, head, tongue, diaphragm
Affects heart
Accumulated brown pigments
All appear chocolate brown
Inform head inspector
Retain carcass XAN
Petfood the affected parts
Wash
29
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Describe the retain rail inspectors options for dealing with a chronic arthritic stifle joint without LN involvement

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Advise removal of affected joint

30
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Describe the retain rail inspectors action for a suspected C bovis cyst. Include MPI VS relevant inspection for head, viscera and carcass

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Carcass:
Incise ALL LN’s: include popliteal, iliac, prepectoral, ischiatic, lumbar chain, subiliac, superficial cervical

Viscera:
Incise LB RB LN's
Incise mediastinal LN's
Incise RA LN
Incise renal LN
Incise mesenteric LN's
Head:
Incise ALL LN's: include atlantal
Ventral, longitudinal incision of tongue, view and palpate
Sample lesion in tact
Advise MPI VS
Wash
31
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Carcass with pale yellow-green tissues. Name a disease that may cause the condition. Name the condition, and describe your inspection procedure to determine state of the condition and action where there is doubt as to the suitability of the carcass for human food

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Disease is facial ezcema. Condition is icterus.
Retain carcass OC and AgM74
Renspect – pay attention to white tissues
Reinspect viscera – pay attention to liver & spleen
Take a piece of ligament to natural light
24hrs in lockable chiller
Take to natural light again
Boiling test
SAL and CONDEMN if confirmed
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32
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Describe your action for a blister-like cyst in a cattle heart.

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Inform other inspectors and MPI
Retain carcass and offal AgM74
Suspect cyst to lab
Wash

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