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DEFINITIONS Flashcards

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AB LIBITUM

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Feeding an animal as much as it will eat. Free feed

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ABERRANT BEHAVIOR SYNDROME

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Psychological condition suffered by human-raised llamas and alpacas that can cause them to exhibit dangerously aggressive behavior toward humans. AKA “berserk male syndrome”

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ALLEYWAY

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Narrow passageway

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AMBULATORY PRACTICE

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Type of veterinary practice in which the veterinarian goes to the animal instead of the animal coming to the veterinarian. AKA “Farm Call” “Field Service”

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ANKLE BAND

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Form of identification worn on the ankle

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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

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Implantation of live spermatozoa into the genital tract of the female.

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ATRESIA ANI

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No anus or rectum

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ATRESIA COLI

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Development abnormality in cattle that is lethal without surgical correction

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ATRESIA RECTI

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Absence or closure of a normal body orifice or tubular passage, such as the ans, intestine, or external ear canal

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AUGER

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Used in agriculture to move grain from trucks and grain carts into grain storage bins.

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AUSCULTATION

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Act of listening for sounds, within the body, chiefly to ascertain the condition of the lungs, heart, pleura, abdomen and other organs

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BACK STOP

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Metal bar within an alleyway that, once an animal moves past it within the alleyway, swings out to prevent the animal from backing up

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BACKGROUNDING

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Growing and feeding of calves from weaning until they are ready to enter the feedlot

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BALLOTTEMENT

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Palpation by pressing both fists firmly intot he left paralumbar fossa

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BARROW

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Castrated male of the porcine species

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BEARD

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Long hair that grows off the mandible of the jaw in goats

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BERSERK MALE SYNDROM

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Aberramnt Behavior Syndrome

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BIGHT

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Loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends

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BILLY

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INtact male goat

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BIOSECURITY

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Security from transmission of infectious disease, parasites, and pests

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BISHOPING

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Altering the natural characteristics of the incisor teeth of a horse with files, drills, hot irons, or silver nitrate to make the horse appear younger than it really is.

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BLEPHAROSPASM

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Tonic spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle that produces more or less complete closure of the eyelids

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BOAR

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Intact male of the porcine species

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BOAR EFFECT

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Effect that causes a sow to disp[lay signs of estrus or to come into estrus when in the presence of a boar

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BORBORYGMI

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Rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines

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BOVINE

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Of or pertaining to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus

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BUCK

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Intact male goat

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BUCK KID

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Intact male neonate goat

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BUCK ODOR

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Smell associated with bucks during the breeding season

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BULL

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Intact male bovine

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BULL CALF

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Young male bovine

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BUMP WEANING

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Method of moving piglets from one mother to another

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BY-PRODUCT

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Secondary or incidental product, as in a process of manufacture

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CALF

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Young bovine of either sex

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CALF CROP

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Number of percentage of calves produced within a herd in a given year divided by the number of cows and heifers exposed to breeding

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CALVES

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Young of the domestic cow or other bovine animals

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CAMELID

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Any member of the alpaca and llama family Camelidae

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CAPILLARY REFILL TIME

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Test used to estimate hydration and blood circulation in animals

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CASHMERE

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Soft down or winter undercoat of fiber produced by most breeds of goats, except the Angora

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CASTING

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Technique of using a rope or a special harness designed to make an animal fall to the ground or onto a specially prepared area.

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CATTLE PROD

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Device that can be applied tot he rear end of cattle to encourage them to forward movement as a result of a small electrical shock.

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CENTRAL SULCUS OF THE FROG

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Depression ont he palmar/plantar aspect of the frog itself

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CESAREAN SECTION

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Birth of a fetus accompished by performing a surgical incision through the maternal abdomen and uterus

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CHAIN SHANK

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Leather lead with a short section of chain at the proximal end.

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CHALLENGE FEEDING

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Feeding livestock to promote increased weight gain

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CHEMICAL RESTRAINT

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Use of pharmeceuticals to alter an animal’s mental or physical abilities

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CHESTNUTS

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Small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse’s leg

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CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN

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Hormone that promotes secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum.

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CHUTE

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Open set of bars with two doors at the front and back often used for cattle restraint

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CLAW

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Division into four tubes of the milking unit

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CLIP

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Amount of wool shorn in one season

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COLOSTRUM

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Thin, yellow, milky fluid secreted by the mammary gland before or after parturition.

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COMMERCIAL FARMING

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Production of agricultural products on a large scale

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COMMODITY

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Secondary or incidental product, as in a process of manufacture

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COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

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Syndrome in which muscles that are contained in an aponeurotic sheath may be subject to serious ischemia due to increase in muscle siza as a result of vigorous muscular activity

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CONNECTING AIR

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Portion of the milking unit that creates the vacuum

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CONTAGIOUS CASE

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Capable of being transmitted from animal to animal

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COSMETIC DEHORNING

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Use of a surgical incision to remove a horn below the integument

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COW

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Female bovine

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CREEP FEDDING

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Feeding creep/sweet food to neonates

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CRIA

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Neonate camelid

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CROSSBREEDING

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Hybridization. Mating of organisms of different strains or species.

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CRUTCHING

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Shearing the wool from the perineal region of sheep

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CUSHED POSITION

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Sternal recumbency

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CYANOSIS

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Bluish discoloration, especially of the skin and mucous membranes, due to excessive concentration of deoxyhemoglobin in the blood

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DAM

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Female camelid

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DECUBITAL ULCER

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Ulcer acquired over bony prominence as a result of lying down

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DEHORNING

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Removing of horns

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DENTAL PAD

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Firm ridge that replaces incisors in the maxilla of ruminants

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DESCENTING

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Removal of teh scent glands

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DEWLAP

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Hanging fold of skin under the neck of animals, especially some breeds of cattle and goats

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DOE

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Female goat

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DOE KID

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Female neonate goat

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DRAFT HORSE

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One of the heavy breeds of horse, developed originally for farm or heavy freight work.

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DRY MATTER

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Measurement of the mass of something completely dried

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DRYLOT

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Type of pen in which the main feed source is not grass

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DYSTOCIA

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Abnormal or difficult birth

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EAR NOTCHING

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Permanent form of identification in which pieces of skin in the form of notches are removed from quarters of the ear

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ECCHYMOTIC HEMORRHAGES

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Hemorrhagic spot, larger than a petechia, in the skin or mucous membrane that forms a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch

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ELASTRATOR

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Tool used to cut off blood supply to the testicles, leading to castration

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ELECTROJACULATION

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Induction of ejaculation by delivery of a gradually increasing electrical current through a probe inserted intot he rectum.

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ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION TAG (EID)

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Electronic form of identification

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EMBRYO TRANSFER

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Placement of an embryo (fertilized egg) into the uterus for implantation

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END OF A ROPE

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Short end of the rope or the end that can be freely moved about

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EPITHELIOCHORIAL

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Tyoe if placenta in which the chorion is apposed tot he uterine epithelium but does not erode it

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ERUCTATION

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Casting up of wind from the stomach through the mouth. AKA “belching”

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ESTIMATED PROGENCY DIFFERENCES (EPD)

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Estimated breeding values give an estimate of the average transmitting ability of the parent.

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ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION

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Practice of using hormones to alter the reproductive cycle of females so that they all are in the same phase of estrus at the same time

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EWE

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Female sheep

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EWE LAMB

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Female neonate sheep

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EXTERNAL PREPUTIAL RING

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Rim of the external orifice of the prepuce proper, the internal prepuce, on the penis of the horse

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EXTRALABEL DRUG USE

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Length of time needed for a drug to be eliminated from animal tissue or products after it is no longer used

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FACING

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Clipping the wool from the face and eyes of a sheep to prevent wool blindness

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FALL BACK

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Baby piglet that is bump weaned because it is falling behind in development

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FARM CALL

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Ambulatory Practice or Field Service

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FARROW TO FINISH

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Operation that raises hogs form birth to slaughter weight

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FARROWING

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Act of parturition in the porcine species

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FEATHERING

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Long hair on the distal limbs of horses, often draft horses

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FETLOCK

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Metacarpophalangeal joint

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FETOTOMY

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Dissection of a dead fetus in utero

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FIELD SERVICE

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Ambulatory Practice and Farm Calls

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FIGHTING TEETH

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Very sharp, daggerlike teeth, on the upper and lower jaws, developed by the male llama upon maturity, Total of 6 teeth

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FLANKING

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A method of throwing a calf to the ground by reaching across its back and grabbing the skin fold of the flank, and using it to lift the animal off its feet

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FLUSHING

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Nutritional practice of increasing a female’s intake of protein and/or carbohydrates just before breeding, to improve ovulation and conception rates in ruminants and swine

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FLY STIKE

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Excessive fly bites often found on tips of the ears

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FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABANK (FARAD)

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Convenient source of information about withdrawal times for drugs

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FOOT BATH

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Used in the control of foot rot in sheep and cattle

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FOUNDER

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Chronic laminitis, with displacement of P3 from its normal position within the hoof

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FREE STALL BARN

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Loose housing systems in which stalls are provided for cows

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FREEZE BRANDING

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Branding animals by depigmentation of the hair coat with supercooled instruments

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GELDING

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Castrated male horse or camelid

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GENETICS

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Science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from interaction of their genes and the environment

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GILT

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Female of the procine species that has not had a litter

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GOMER

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Male that has been surgically prepared to ensure that it cannot mate or is not fertile

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GRADE

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Animal without documentable lineage

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GRADING UP

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Animal of inferior breeding and quality ir bred to one of much superior standing

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HALF HITCH

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Knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight

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HALTER

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Rope or strap with a head stall for leading or restraining horses or cattle

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HAND MATING

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Mating in which the female detected to be in estrus is handheld while she is mated or is let into a paddock or pen with a male, where she is the only female

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HEAT DETECTION

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In most natural mating situations, the male is the best possible detector

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HEIFER

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Female bovine before she has has her first calf

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HEIFER CALF

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Young female bovine

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HEMOSTASIS

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Arrest of bleeding

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HERD

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Young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal

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HETEROSIS

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Increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characteristics in hybrids over those of the parents

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HETEROSPERMIC INSEMINATION

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Mixing sperm for insemination from more than one male

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HITCH

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To fasten or tie temporarily

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HOG

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Pig that weighs more than 120 pounds

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HOG SNARE

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Instrument use in swine to restrain the animal by holing the maxilla

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HORN BUTTON

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Small horns from which horns grow

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HORNED

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term used to describe cattle that are naturally born with horns

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HOT BRANDING

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Method of identification in which heat is used to scar yhe skin with a specific mark

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HOT ZONE

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Area within a clinic where equipment may enter but cannot leave until it has been disinfected

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HYDRAULICS

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Operated by, moved by, or using water or other liquids in motion

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HYPOGLYCEMIA

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Abnormally diminished concentration of glucose in the blood

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ILEUS

A

Intestinal obstruction due to a nonmechanical cause

137
Q

INBREEDING

A

Breeding of closely related individuals

138
Q

INDIVIDUAL BREEDING

A

Mating of two naimals, unobserved

139
Q

INSURANCE EXAMINATION

A

Examination required by an insurance company in order for a horse to receive coverage

140
Q

JUG

A

Lambing pen where ewe and her lambs are kept several days

141
Q

KID

A

Neonate goat

142
Q

KIDDING

A

Act of parturition in goats

143
Q

KNOT

A

Interlacing, twining, looping of a cord or rope, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or to something else

144
Q

LAMB

A

Young sheep

145
Q

LAMBING

A

Act of parturition in sheep

146
Q

LAMENESS

A

Pain in the limbs that does not allow for natural movement

147
Q

LAPROTOMY

A

Surgical incision into the abdominal cavity

148
Q

LATERAL SULCI OF THE FROG

A

Depressions on the medial and lateral sides of the frog

149
Q

LEAD ROPE

A

Rope often with a clap to attach to a horse’s halter

150
Q

LIGHT HORSE

A

Average riding horse

151
Q

LINE BREEDING

A

Form of inbreeding, directed toward keeping the offspring closely related to a superior ancestor

152
Q

LIVE COVER

A

Natural practice of a male naturally mating a female

153
Q

LOCHIA

A

Vaginal discharge that takes place during the first week ot two after parturition

154
Q

LOOP

A

Portion of a cord, ribbong folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts

155
Q

LORDOSIS

A

Characteristic standing response seen in some animals during estrus

156
Q

LOSS OF USE INSURANCE

A

Insurance that states specifically the intended use of the horse and may reimburse the owner if the horse cannot perform its intended use because of illness/injury

157
Q

MALACIA

A

Morbid softening or softness of a part or tissue

158
Q

MALOCCLUSION

A

Malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth that interfere with highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaws essential for mastication

159
Q

MARBLING

A

Small streaks of fat found within the muscle

160
Q

MARKING

A

White area of hair on the face and legs of horses

161
Q

MATERNAL LINE

A

Breed of swine that has stronger maternal characteristics

162
Q

MENINGITIS

A

Inflammation fo teh meninges

163
Q

MILK FAT

A

Fat content in milk

164
Q

MILK REPLACER

A

Powdered milk that can be fed to neonate animals

165
Q

MILK TUBE

A

Portion of the milking unit that carries the milk to the bulk tank

166
Q

MILKING UNIT

A

Part of the milking machine that attaches to the udder

167
Q

MINIATURE HORSE

A

Horse that is smaller than a pony

168
Q

MORTALITY INSURANCE

A

Insurance that covers the value of the horse in case of death

169
Q

MUTATION

A

In genetics, a permanent transmissible change in the genetic material

170
Q

MYIASIS

A

Condition caused by infestation of the body by fly maggots

171
Q

NANNY

A

Female goat

172
Q

NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (NAIS)

A

Government-run program in the United States intended to extend government animal health

173
Q

NATIONAL FARM IDENTIFICATION AND RECORDS SYSTEM

A

National animal identification and traceability system

174
Q

NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION

A

Examination of the neurologic function of an animal

175
Q

NONAMBULATORY

A

Unable to stand up

176
Q

NOSE BAND

A

Part of the halter that passes over the bridge of the nose

177
Q

NOSE LEAD

A

Scissorlike instrument with blades that curve toward each other and are fitted with a knob on each of their ends

178
Q

NOSE RING

A

Metal ring that can be place through the nasal septum as a form of restraint

179
Q

NURSERY

A

Building in a swine operation where weaned piglets are kept

180
Q

OMPHALPHLEBITIS

A

Inflammation of the umbilical veins

181
Q

ORDER BUYER

A

Person who buys feeder cattle on order for cattle feeders

182
Q

OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

183
Q

OUTCROSSING

A

Practice of introducing unrelated genetic material into a breeding line

184
Q

OVERO

A

Color pattern in paint horses in which the hwite usually does not cross the back of the horse between its withers and its tail

185
Q

OXYTOCIN

A

Nonapeptide secreted by magnocellular neurons of hypothalamus and stored as posterior pituitary hormone along with vasopressin

186
Q

PALPATION GATE

A

Gate near the rear of a working chute that opens to allow acces to the rear of the animal

187
Q

PANEL TAG

A

Tag placed in the ear as a form of identification

188
Q

PARAPHIMOSIS

A

Inability to retract the penis back into the prepuce

189
Q

PARTURITION

A

Birth

190
Q

PASTURE

A

Pen in which grass is the main feed source

191
Q

PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS

A

Continuous “machinery murmur” over the left heart base

192
Q

PATENT URACHUS

A

Condition in which teh urachus does not close and remains patent after birth

193
Q

PEN MATING

A

In species other than pigs, form a mating that is synonymous with hand mating

194
Q

PENILE PARALYSIS

A

Inability to retract the penis into the prepuce due to nerve or muscle disease

195
Q

PETECHIAL HEMORRHAGE

A

Tiny pinpoint red mark that is an important sign of asphyxia caused by some external means of obsturcting the airways

196
Q

PHANTOM

A

Mounting dummy used in equine semen collection

197
Q

PHIMOSIS

A

Inability to extend the penis from the prepuce

198
Q

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

A

Examination of an animal’s overall health

199
Q

PHYSICAL RESTRAINT

A

Methods applied to an animal with or without use of special equipment

200
Q

PICKING

A

Practice of cleaning a stall in only the wet/dirty bedding is picked out

201
Q

PIG

A

Of the genus Sus

202
Q

PIGLET

A

Neonate of the porcine species

203
Q

POINT OF BALANCE

A

At the shoulder, the point on an animal’s body that can be used for movement

204
Q

POINTS

A

Black hair on horses

205
Q

POLL

A

Top of the head

206
Q

POLLED

A

Term used to describe cattle that are naturally born without horns

207
Q

OCCIPUT

A

Poll; top of the head

208
Q

PONY

A

Small horse

209
Q

POSTING

A

Placing a post behind an animal while in a working chute to prevent it from backing up

210
Q

PREMISES REGISTRATION

A

Portion fo teh National Animal Identification System in which farmers/ranchers register with the government the properties where they keep their animals

211
Q

PREPURCHASE EXAMINATION

A

Examination conducted before completing the sale of an animal

212
Q

PRIAPISM

A

Prolonged erection unrelated to sexual desire

213
Q

PULSE DEFICIT

A

Difference between heart rate and pulse rate in atrial fibrillation

214
Q

PURPURIC HEMORRHAGE

A

Large hemorrhage

215
Q

QUALITY GRADE

A

Composite evaluation of factors that affect palatability of meat

216
Q

RADIAL IMMUNODIFFUSION TEST

A

Technique for quantitating soluble proteins that involves placing the solution to be measured into a well cut into an agar or agarose gel containing antiserum specific for the protein

217
Q

RAM

A

Intact male sheep

218
Q

RAM LAMB

A

Intact male neonate sheep

219
Q

RAMP TRAILER

A

Horse or livestock trailer with a ramp in the back that allows the animal to walk up to gain access to the trailer

220
Q

RECUMBENT

A

Lying down

221
Q

RESTRAINT

A

Term used to imply control of an animal

222
Q

RETAINED PLACENTA

A

Placenta that is not expelled after parturition

223
Q

RUNT

A

Piglet that is smaller than its littermates

224
Q

SCOURS

A

Diarrhea

225
Q

SCUR

A

Loosely attached horns

226
Q

SEED STOCK BREEDER

A

Producer who raises livestock as replacement breeding stock

227
Q

SHEATH

A

Common term for prepuce

228
Q

SHOAT

A

Neonate of the procine species

229
Q

SIDEWINDER

A

Male that has been surgically prepared to ensure that it cannot mate or is not fertile

230
Q

SKIN SCALD

A

Burning of the skin

231
Q

SKIN TURGOR

A

Test used to estimate hydration in an animal

232
Q

SLANT-LOAD TRAILER

A

Horse trailer in which the animals stand at an angle with partitions separating the horses

233
Q

SLIVER

A

Strand of loose, untwisted fiber produced in carding

234
Q

SOUTH AMERICAN CAMELID

A

Lama is the modern genus name for two South American camelids, the wild guanaco and the domesticated llama

235
Q

SOW

A

Female of the porcine species

236
Q

SQUEEZE

A

Application of pressure to the sides of a bovine in a working chute by bringing in the sides of a chute

237
Q

STAG

A

Male of the porcine species that was castrated after it reached puberty

238
Q

STANCHION

A

Simple head catch that usually has a horizontal single bar on the sides and an opean rear area

239
Q

STANDING HEAT

A

Stage of estrus in which the cow stands to be mounted by other cows or by a bull

240
Q

STANDING PART OF A ROPE

A

Longer end of the rope or the end attached to the animal

241
Q

STEER

A

Castrated male bovine

242
Q

STILLBIRTH

A

Delivery of a dead neonate

243
Q

STOCKS

A

Open set of bars with two doors at the front and back often used for horse retraint

244
Q

STREAK CANAL

A

Short, small-caliber duct(s) at the tip of the teat that communicates to the exterior

245
Q

STRIPPING

A

Practice of cleaning a stall in which all of the bedding is removed

246
Q

SUPERNUMERARY TEATS

A

Irregular number of teats

247
Q

SUPEROVULATION

A

Extraordinary acceleration of ovulation

248
Q

SURGICAL INSURANCE

A

Insurance that covers the specific costs of surgery and hospitalization, with some limitations

249
Q

SUSPENSION CUP

A

Claw

250
Q

SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT

A

Modified interosseous muscle of the horse that arises from the palmar carpal ligament behind the knee and suspends the pair of sesamoid bones behind the fetlock

251
Q

SWITCH

A

Distal part of the bovine tail that bears longer hairs than the body of the tail

252
Q

SYNCHRONIZATION

A

Use of hormones to cause livestock to all come into estrus at the same time

253
Q

TAIL GATE

A

Rear gate on a working chute

254
Q

TAIL JACK

A

Method of restraint in which the tail of a bovine is brought dorsally over the back of the animal

255
Q

TAILING

A

Restraint technique used in cattle in whcih the butt of the tail is grasped with both hands and raised vertically as far as it will go without breaking

256
Q

TEASER

A

Animal used to sexually tease but not to impregnate the members of the opposite sex

257
Q

TEAT CUP ASSEMBLY

A

Portion of the milking unit that contains the steel shell and liner

258
Q

TEAT ORDER

A

Social hierarchy established within a litter of nursing piglets

259
Q

TEMPORARY MARKING PAINT

A

Form of identification in which the animal is drawn on using temporary nontoxic paint

260
Q

TERMINAL LINE

A

Breed of swine that has stronger meat characteristics

261
Q

TETANUS

A

Infectin of the nervous system by the potentially deadly bacteria Clostridium tetani

262
Q

THERMAL NEUTRAL ZONE

A

Endotherm’s temperature tolerance range

263
Q

THROW

A
  1. In the restraint fo horses and cows, to cast them

2. When tying a knot, action of making a loop and passing it around an object

264
Q

TIPPING HORNS

A

Cutting off the tip of the horns

265
Q

TOBIANO

A

Color pattern in paint horses in which the dark color usually covers one or both flanks

266
Q

TOVERO

A

Color pattern in paint horses in which the dark pigmentation around the ears, which may expand to cover the forehead and/or eyes

267
Q

TRACTION

A

Act of drawing or exerting a pulling force

268
Q

TROCAR

A

Penlike object witha sharp end used to relieve excess gas in the event of bloat

269
Q

TUB

A

Area before the chute where animals can be crowded and encouraged to move up the alleyway

270
Q

TUBER COXAE

A

Bony prominence on the dorsal aspect of the hip

271
Q

TWITCHES

A

Restraint method in which pressure is applied to an area of the horse as a distraction

272
Q

TWO-HORSE TRAILER

A

Horse trailer that will only hold two horses

273
Q

UMBILICAL HERNIA

A

Outward bulging of the abdmoinal lining or part of the abdominal organ(s) through the area around the naval

274
Q

URINARY CALCULI

A

Urinary stones

275
Q

URINE SCALD

A

Scalding of the perineal area, and sometimes the hindlegs

276
Q

USDA

A

United States Department of Agriculture

277
Q

VALGUS

A

Bent or twisted outward. Denotes a deformity where the angulation of the part is away from the midline of the body

278
Q

VARUS

A

Bent or twisted inward. Denotes a deformity where the angulation of the part is toward the midline of the body

279
Q

VASECTOMIZED

A

Having undergone removal of the ductus deferntes by surgical means

280
Q

VERTICAL INTEGRATION

A

Process in which several steps in the production and/or distribution of a product or service are controlled by a single company to increase that company’s power in the marketplace

281
Q

WATTLE

A

Projection of skin hanging from the chin or throat

282
Q

WETHER

A

Castrated male sheep

283
Q

WETHER LAMB

A

Castrated male neonate sheep

284
Q

WINDSWEPT

A

Foal born with bilateral angular limb deformaties

285
Q

WITHDRAWAL TIME

A

Length of time needed for a drug to be eliminated from animal tissue or products after it is no longer used

286
Q

WORKING CHUTE

A

Device used to restrain large animals. A small stall in which the animal is encouraged to walk, animal’s head is fixed and the back of the chute is closed

287
Q

YEARLING DOE

A

Female goat older than 1 year of age but younger than 2 years

288
Q

YEARLING EWE

A

Female sheep older than 1 year of age but younger than 2 years

289
Q

YIELD GRADE

A

Measurements of cattle and lamb carcass cutability categorized into numerical categories, 1 being the leanest

LARGE ANIMAL THEORY (6 decks)

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