Clinical Procedures Flashcards
placing a urinary catheter in bulls is an easy task to complete
false
electric cattle prods are discouraged unless all other methods of getting an animal to move have failed
true
just like in equine medicine, you do not need to apply digital pressure to a venipuncture site after removing the needle
false
dairy cows tend to be more docile than their beef counterparts as they are generally handled more frequently
true
you should read CMT results quickly as positive results can disappear after 20-30 seconds
true
in cattle, SQ injections should be used as much as possible (over IM injections)
true
it appears the squeeze chutes tend to upset cattle more than help
false
a lane made of fencing that leads to a chute is called
alley
the milk veins of cattle are typically avoided as ___ and ___ generally occur
hematomas, prolonged bleeding time
___ is a method of forcing an animal to the ground, typically with the use of ropes
casting
the hooves of cattle grow roughly ___ mm per month
5
if a CMT test is done, alkaline milk will be ___ but if it is acidic the color will be ____
purple, yellow
when collecting CSF for sampling, two sites can be used, the _____ space or the ___ space
alantooccipital, lumbosacral
__ mls can be given per IM site
10
CMT stand for
California mastitis test
what is the CMT used for
to detect mastitis, can detect which quarter of the udder is affected
three methods of head restrains include, ___,____,____,
halter, nose tongs, and nose rings
to get cattle to move, you can use a method called ___. this is when you twist the animals tail to the side to encourage forward movement. you should release the tail when the animal ___
tailing, moves
it is called ___ when we give cattle liquid medications in the oral cavity
drenching
what should be used to clean a multidose syringe
how water
calves are naturally curious and are usually ___ to catch if cow is not present
easy
which mastitis test is generally done on bulk samples instead of individual quarters
Wisconsin Mastitis test
if an IM injection is to be used, the ___ muscles should be used. we try to avoid the ___ muscles as there is more valuable meat found there
lateral cervical, gluteal
___ is the growth hormone used in cattle. it has a withdrawal time of ___
ralgro, 0 days
___ mls can be given per injection site for SQ injections in adults, and __ mls in calves
250, 50
the four methods or leg restraint are __,__,__,__
hobbles, flank rope, tilt chute, rope restraint of leg
when giving IN injections, what do technicians need to watch for
movement of the head
the large oral tablets that we give to cattle are called ____. we give them with an instrument called a ____
bolus, balling gun
____ can be performed in young calves by grasping the skin over the flank and around the neck, sliding the animal down your knees
flanking
cattle that are being sent to slaughter and will enter the human food chain have to be euthed by
penetrating captive bolt
abdominal taps should be done 3-5 cm to the ___ of midline. this is to avoid hitting the ___ which lies in the left side of the abdomen
right, rumen
how do you catch a free catch urine sample for males
mid stream sample, manual stimulation of the prepuce
drugs that cause irritation if given perivascular should not be given in the ____ vein
coccygeal
the point of balance for cattle is their
shoulder
free catch urine sample for females
mid stream sample, skin beneath the vulva is lightly stroked
___ are the most common medication that is given intramammary
antibiotics
SQ injections are given in the
lateral cervical
how often should they have their hooves trimmed
as needed
are bulls or cows generally tested for Tritrichomonas foestus
bulls
another name for the orogastric route in ruminants is the ____ route
ororumen
a ___ is a device to restrain the head, typically attached to a chute
head catch
the ___ is the preferred site for administration of IV fluids and medications
jugular
