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Exam 1 Flashcards

Species, Dogs, Cats, Cattle

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Avian

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Birds

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Bovine

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Cattle

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Anserine

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Geese, Ducks

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Camelid

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Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, Vicuna

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Caprine

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Goats

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Canine

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Dogs

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Chiropteran

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Bats

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Cricetine

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Hamsters, Gerbils

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Murine

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Mice, Rats

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Equine

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Horses

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Feline

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Cats

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Leporine

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Rabbits, Hares

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Musteline

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Ferrets, Mink

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Ovine

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Sheep

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Piscine

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Fish

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Porcine

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Hogs

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Procyon

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Raccoons

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Psittacine

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Parrots, Budgerigars, Cockatoos

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Reptilian

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Turtles, Snakes, Lizards

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Chelonia

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Turtle

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Squamata

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Snakes, Lizards

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Feet Descriptors

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Soliped, Cloven hoof, Plantigrade

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Soliped

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One hooved

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Cloven hoof

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Split hooved

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Plantigrade

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Walk on hocks

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Diet Descriptors

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Omnivore, Herbivore, Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Meat and Plants

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Herbivore

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Plants

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Carnivore

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Meat

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Dog Categories

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Working, Sporting, Terriers, Nonsporting, Hounds, Toys, Herding

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Beagle

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Small hound with black, tan, and white smooth coat

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Chihuahua

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Toy-sized dog with pointed ears and smooth coat

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Dachshund

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Small dog with long body, short legs, droopy ears

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English Bulldog

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Short-nose, -hair, -legged mostly white dog breed

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German Shepherd

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Large double coated, wolf-like dog

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Golden Retriever

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Large dense coated breed with golden hair

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Labrador Retriever

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Large double coated yellow, black, or brown dog

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Rottweiler

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Large stocky black dog with tan face

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Yorkshire Terrier

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Small terrier with long silky, bluish-gray coat

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Dog

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Male Dog

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Bitch

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Female Dog

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Whelp

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Birthing

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Puppy

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Young

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44
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Pack

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Collective

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Crate

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Housing

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Cynophobia

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Fear of Dogs

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47
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AKC

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American Kennel Club

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Bay

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Bark when hound has prey cornered

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Bench show

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Dog show judged on conformation

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Blue

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Diluted black color, gray

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51
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Board

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To house

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Brindle

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Brown and gray streaks in coat

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Carnassial tooth

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4th upper premolar

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CD

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Companion Dog (AKC rank)

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Choke collar

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Slip chain training collar

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Cropped ears

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Trimmed ear flaps

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Dewclaw

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1st digit

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Docked tail

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Amputated portion of tail

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Dog

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Means male dog in some context

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Estrous

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Ovarian cycle

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61
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Estrus

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Period of ovarian cycle when egg is released

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Ethology

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Study of animal behavior

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Feathering

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Longer hair on throat, legs, or tail

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Field trial

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Hunting performance dog show

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Hackles

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Erectile hairs on back

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Heat

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Ovarian cycle when attractive to males

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67
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Heel

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To follow closely on left side of handler

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Hock

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Tarsal joint, analogous to ankle

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Mask

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Dark markings on face

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70
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Match show

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Fun show (unofficial)

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Mongrel

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Mixed-breed

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Muzzle

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Skull in front of eyes to nose

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Neuter

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To castrate (or spay)

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74
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Occiput

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Back part of skull

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Point

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Rigid stance when finding birds

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Sinus hair

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Whiskers

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Spay

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Removal of ovaries, oviducts, and uterus

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Stool

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Feces

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Tartar

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Crusty buildup on teeth

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Core

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All dogs should be vaccinated against these (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, and rabies)

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Noncore

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Vaccination needs require risk assessment (parainfluenza, bordetella, leptospirosis, coronavirus, and Lyme disease)

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Distemper - CORE

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Highly contagious, viral disease of the lining tissues of the body and the nervous system (dogs, not cats)

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Hepatitis (Canine Adenovirus I) - CORE

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A highly contagious, viral disease that injures the liver (only dogs)

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Canine Parvovirus - CORE

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A highly contagious, environment resistant virus that suppresses immunity and causes severe diarrhea

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Rabies - CORE

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Contagious by saliva viral disease that migrates from bite to brain and causes death (all warm-blooded animals)

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Parainfluenza

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A contagious, mild viral disease of the bronchi

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Bordetella

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A highly contagious, temporary bacteria disease of the bronchi

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Leptospirosis

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Contagious by urine bacterial disease of the kidney, can be fatal

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Coronavirus

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Contagious virus of the intestinal tract in young dogs

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Lyme disease

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Bacterial disease primarily of joints transmitted by certain tick bites

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Abyssinian

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Shorthaired breed, reddish cat from Africa

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Birman

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Medium length hair, Siamese points, white paws

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Burmese

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Shorthaired, points, yellow eyes, dark brown/gray

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Calico

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Patches of black and orange on white haircoat

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Domestic Longhair

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Longhaired cats not fitting into pedigree groups

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Domestic Shorthair

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Shorthaired cats not fitting into pedigree groups

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DSH

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Domestic shorthair

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Maine coon

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Very large cat, big feet, brown tabby

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Oriental shorthair

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Siamese shape, diverse color and patterns

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Persian

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Breed with long haircoat, short nose

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Ragdoll

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Large longhaired docile breed, limp if picked up

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Siamese

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Shorthaired, blue-eyed, points, gray or fawn

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Tabby

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Black stripes on brown or gray haircoat

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Tortoiseshell

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Irregular waves of black and orange in haircoat

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105
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Tom

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Male cat

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Queen

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Female cat

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107
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Queening

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Birthing

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108
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Kitten

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Young

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109
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Clowder

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Collective - cats

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Kindle

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Collective - kittens

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Cattery

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Housing

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112
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Allurophobia

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Fear of cats

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Agouti

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Alterations of light and dark bands on a hair shaft

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114
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Calling

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Female vocalizing when in heat

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115
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CFA

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Cat Fancior’s Association

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Declawing

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Removing of distal phalanges, onychectomy

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Feral

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Wild, untamed

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Pheromones

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Chemicals that attract potential mates

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Points

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Symmetrical dark areas in haircoat

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120
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Polydactyly

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More than 5 toes per foot

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121
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Smoke

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Light gray color

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Core

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All cats should be vaccinated against these (panleukopenia, viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and rabies)

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Noncore

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Vaccination needs require risk assessment (chlamydiosis, leukemia, infectious peritonitis, ringworm, Giardia, and immunodeficiency virus)

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Feline Panleukopenia (FPV) - CORE

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A highly contagious, viral disease of the bone marrow and digestive tract, often fatal

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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FHV-1, FRV) - CORE

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A highly contagious and persistent viral disease of the respiratory tract and eyes

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Calicivirus - CORE

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A contagious viral ulcerating disease of the mouth and respiratory tract

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Rabies - CORE

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Contagious by saliva viral disease that migrates from bite to brain and causes death (all warm-blooded animals)

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Chlamydiosis

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A contagious bacteria that causes inflammation of the eyelids and nasal passages

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129
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Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)

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A virus that causes suppression of immunity and can cause cancer, transmitted by saliva

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

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A viral inflammation of blood vessels and can cause fluid in body cavities

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Ringworm

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Transient, fungal disease of skin

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Giardia

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A protozoan disease of the intestines, transmitted by feces or contaminated water

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

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Destroys a type of lymphocyte that is vital to immunity, transmitted by bites

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Angus

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Beef breed from Scotland, black or red

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Ayrshire

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Dairy breed from Scotland, brown and white

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Charolais

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Beef breed from France, large and all white

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Hereford

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Beef breed from England, red with white face

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Holstein-Friiesan

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Large dairy breed from Holland, black and white

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Jersey

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Small dairy breed, fawn colored from England

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Limousin

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Large beef breed, chestnut red from France

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Santa Gertudis

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Beef breed from Texas with back hump

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Shorthorn

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Beef from Britain that became a dairy breed

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Simmental

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Beef and dairy Swiss breed, black, red, or brown

144
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Bull

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Male - intact

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Steer

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Male - neutered

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Cow

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Female

147
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Heifer

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Young female

148
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Calving

A

Birthing

149
Q

Young

A

Calf

150
Q

Herd

A

Collective

151
Q

Barn

A

Housing

152
Q

4 compartments of ruminant “stomach”

A

Abomasum, Omasum, Rumen, and Reticulum

153
Q

Artificial Insemination (AI)

A

Frozen semen deposited in uterus with a tube

154
Q

Balling gun

A

Tool to push bolus over the tongue to be swallowed

155
Q

Blackleg

A

A systemic bacterial infection that causes muscles to become black and filled with gas

156
Q

Bloat

A

Excessive gas in the rumen that is often trapped

157
Q

Bolus

A

Super large pill for ruminants

158
Q

Brisket

A

Breast or lower chest

159
Q

Chute

A

Narrow passage way to direct cattle movement

160
Q

Cleaning

A

Removal of afterbirth membranes

161
Q

Cod

A

Remnants of the scrotum in steers

162
Q

Creep feeding

A

Feeding calves in an area that prevents cows from entering by a calf-high fence

163
Q

Cud

A

Regurgitated roughage for further chewing

164
Q

Cull

A

Removal of undesired member of a herd

165
Q

Dehorn

A

To remove the horns

166
Q

Dental pad

A

Pad in mouth where other animals have incisors

167
Q

Dewlap

A

Loose skin under the neck

168
Q

Downer

A

Cow that cannot rise to its feet

169
Q

Dry

A

Cow that is not lactating

170
Q

Ear tag

A

An identification or insecticide tag in ear flap

171
Q

Embryo transfer

A

Moving an embryo from a mother to a surrogate mother’s uterus

172
Q

Silage (ensilage)

A

Fermented roughage, such as corn and grasses

173
Q

Feeder

A

Beef cattle in a feedlot

174
Q

Finishing

A

Feeding beef cattle high quality feed

175
Q

Flushing

A

Increasing feed to increase ova released

176
Q

Fly strike

A

Having fly maggots in wounds

177
Q

Footrot

A

Severe bacterial infection of the feet

178
Q

Founder

A

Overeating disease (not “flounder”)

179
Q

Grass tetany

A

Weakness from magnesium deficiency

180
Q

Grubs

A

Maggots beneath the skin

181
Q

Hardware disease

A

Ingestion of nails or other metals

182
Q

Husbandry

A

Act of breeding and raising livestock

183
Q

Hybrid

A

Offspring from mating two species

184
Q

Inbred

A

Breeding of close relatives

185
Q

Jacking

A

Raising the tail at its base for cattle restraint

186
Q

Legume

A

Plant with nitrogen-fixing nodules on roots (alfalfa, clover, beans, and peas)

187
Q

Lumpy jaw

A

Lumpy bacterial abscesses of the head and throat

188
Q

Magnet

A

Magnetic bolus used to trap hardware in rumen

189
Q

Marbling

A

Streaks of fat within meat that make it tender

190
Q

Mastitis

A

Inflammation of the udder

191
Q

Meconium

A

Dark sticky first feces from a newborn

192
Q

Milk fever

A

No milk, no fever due to low serum calcium concentration

193
Q

Open

A

Cow that is not pregnant

194
Q

Obturator paralysis

A

Inability to stand due to nerve injury during calving

195
Q

Oxytocin

A

Hormone that causes uterine contractions and milk letdown

196
Q

Pinkeye

A

Contagious infectious eye infection spread by face flies

197
Q

Polled

A

A strain of cattle that do not grow horns

198
Q

Progeny

A

All offspring

199
Q

Rednose

A

Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis

200
Q

Redwater

A

Red urine caused by a clostridium infection

201
Q

Roughage

A

Grass and hay and other high fiber foods

202
Q

Rub

A

A hanging insecticide applicator for cattle to rub the treatment onto their back

203
Q

Scurs

A

Undeveloped horns that are not attached to the skull

204
Q

Shrink

A

Weight loss due to defecation and other effects of shipping

205
Q

Springing

A

Body changes in a cow just prior to calving

206
Q

Stanchion

A

Mechanical catch that restrains cattle behind the neck

207
Q

Strip cup

A

Cup to collect milk sample to test for mastitis

208
Q

Stud

A

Farm for bulls to collect and store semen

209
Q

Supernumerary teat

A

A 5th, or more, nipple on an udder

210
Q

Sweet feed

A

Grain feed mixed with molasses

211
Q

Teat

A

A nipple

212
Q

Teat dip

A

Use of a disinfectant on the nipple

213
Q

Udder

A

Mammary gland of cattle or horses

214
Q

Veal

A

Meat from a calf fed milk or milk replacer

215
Q

Warble

A

Larva of heel fly that causes lumps and holes in skin

216
Q

Water belly

A

Free urine in the abdomen from a urinary tract rupture

217
Q

Wean

A

Ending the nursing period of an offspring

218
Q

Chester White

A

White hog, droopy ears from Pennsylvania

219
Q

Hampshire

A

Black hog with white belt

220
Q

Berkshire

A

Black hog with white points, straight up ears

221
Q

Landrace

A

Large, long and white hog

222
Q

Yorkshire (Large White)

A

White hog with upturned nose, #1 in world

223
Q

Duroc

A

All red hog

224
Q

Spotted

A

Black hog with white points, floppy ears

225
Q

Boar

A

Male - intact

226
Q

Barrow

A

Male - Castrated

227
Q

Sow

A

Female - After birthing

228
Q

Gilt

A

Female - Never had pigs

229
Q

Farrowing

A

Birthing

230
Q

Piglet or Pig

A

<3 monthd

231
Q

Starter pig (shoat)

A

10-40 lb

232
Q

Feeder pig

A

40-70 lb

233
Q

Finisher pig

A

70-180 lb

234
Q

Market hog

A

180-260, average 220 lb

235
Q

Hog

A

<3 months, >120 lb

236
Q

Herd (Open or Closed)

A

Collective

237
Q

Lot

A

Private producer

238
Q

CAFO

A

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

239
Q

Atrophic rhinitis

A

Infectious swelling and twisting of snout

240
Q

Erysipelas

A

Bacterial skin disease with arthritis

241
Q

Glasser’s disease

A

Respiratory and joint infection of young pigs

242
Q

Greasy pig disease

A

Staphylococcus skin infection of young pigs

243
Q

MMA

A

Infectious complex affecting sow udder and in some cases the uterus and/or urinary bladder

244
Q

Navel ill

A

Infected umbilicus (belly button)

245
Q

PRRS

A

Pig respiratory and reproductive syndrome (viral infection)

246
Q

Pseudorabies

A

Viral reproductive disease in pigs, fatal to carnivores (“mad itch”)

247
Q

TGE

A

Viral infection of pig stomach and intestines

248
Q

Thumping

A

Spasmodic cough in pigs (pneumonia sign)

249
Q

Trichinellosis

A

Worm larvae in pig muscle

250
Q

Ear notching

A

Individual identification method for pigs

251
Q

Farrowing crate

A

Sow holding area for nursing pigs without crushing them

252
Q

Farrowing pen

A

Small holding area for sows near parturition (farrowing)

253
Q

Farrow-to-finish

A

Hog operation from birth to market

254
Q

Farrow-to-wean

A

Hog operation from birth to weaning age or weight

255
Q

Feeder-to-finish

A

Hog operation from weaning to market weight

256
Q

Finish

A

Degree of fat when ready for slaughter

257
Q

Gestation crate

A

Pen to confine pregnant sows

258
Q

Hurdle (panel)

A

Hand held partition used to move hogs

259
Q

Lard

A

White rendered hog fat

260
Q

Needle teeth

A

Eight temporary (baby) teeth of piglets

261
Q

Piles

A

Prolapsed rectum

262
Q

Ring

A

Wire ring in the snout to discourage rooting

263
Q

Rooting

A

Plowing up dirt with the pig’s snout

264
Q

Runt

A

Undesirably small piglet

265
Q

Sling

A

Hammock-like restraint device for collecting blood samples

266
Q

Snare

A

Restraint tool with a wire and a pipe-like handle

267
Q

Snout

A

Maxillary area and nose of hogs

268
Q

Swine

A

Hogs

269
Q

Tusk

A

large canine teeth of boars

270
Q

Wallow

A

Wading area to cool hogs

271
Q

Dorset

A

English sheep breed, #2 in USA

272
Q

Nubian

A

Goat breed, dairy, multicolored, droopy ears

273
Q

Saanen

A

Goat breed, dairy, white or cream colored coat

274
Q

Toggenburg

A

Goat breed, dairy, brown, white on face

275
Q

Merino

A

White sheep from Spain, #1 in world

276
Q

Rambouillet

A

A French version of Merino sheep

277
Q

Lincoln

A

Largest sheep breed, English, spirals of wool

278
Q

Hampshire

A

English sheep breed with black face & legs

279
Q

Angora

A

Goat breed, white-faced, small with thick fleece

280
Q

Columbia

A

U.S. sheep breed from Rambouillet and Lincoln

281
Q

Texel

A

Dutch sheep breed, white

282
Q

Corriedale

A

Sheep from Lincoln and Merino cross

283
Q

Suffolk

A

English sheep breed, black face & legs, #1 in USA

284
Q

French-Alpine

A

Goat breed, dairy, short hair, straight-up ears

285
Q

Cashmere

A

Goat breed, white face, long wool, horns

286
Q

Llama

A

Largest New World domestic camelid

287
Q

Alpaca

A

Smaller camelid than llama, better wool

288
Q

Guanaco

A

Smaller camelid than llama and nondomesticated

289
Q

Vicuna

A

Smallest camelid with fine wool and nondomestic

290
Q

Pygmy

A

Miniature companion goat breed

291
Q

Boer

A

Goat breed, meat, with brown head and Roman nose

292
Q

Savanna

A

Goat breed, meat, all white with droopy ears

293
Q

Kiko

A

Goat breed, meat, cross between wild and dairy

294
Q

Fainting

A

Goat breed, meat, muscles cramp for 10 seconds

295
Q

Spanish

A

Goats that descended from conquistador goats

296
Q

Bucky (Billy)

A

Male goat - intact

297
Q

Wether

A

Male goat - castrated

298
Q

Doe (Nanny)

A

Female goat

299
Q

Ram

A

Male sheep - intact

300
Q

Wether

A

Male sheep - castrated

301
Q

Ewe

A

Female sheep

302
Q

Lambing

A

Birthing

303
Q

Kidding

A

Birthing

304
Q

Lamb

A

Young - sheep

305
Q

Bummer

A

Bottle-fed lamb

306
Q

Kid

A

Young - goat

307
Q

Cria

A

Young - camelids

308
Q

Herd

A

Collective - goats

309
Q

Flock

A

Collective - sheep

310
Q

Ked

A

Wingless fly parasite of sheep

311
Q

Pizzle Rot

A

Infection of penis and prepuce

312
Q

Scrapie

A

Sheep and goat disease like made cow disease

313
Q

Orf (Soremouth or Contagious Ecthyma)

A

A viral zoonotic disease

314
Q

White Muscle Disease

A

Muscle disease caused by selenium deficiency

315
Q

Sore Mouth (Contagious Ecthyma, Orf)

A

Viral zoonotic poxvirus disease of sheep

316
Q

Afterbirth

A

Placental membranes passed after birthing process

317
Q

Berzerk male syndrome

A

Aggressive male camelid bonded with humans

318
Q

Bleating

A

Goat vocalization (calling)

319
Q

Crimp

A

Waves in wool fibers

320
Q

Disbudding

A

Removing horn buds from goats

321
Q

Docking

A

Surgically shortening the tail

322
Q

Drench

A

A liquid medicine given by mouth

323
Q

Fighting teeth

A

2 upper and 1 lower pair of sharp teeth in camelids

324
Q

Fleece

A

Wool

325
Q

Gelding

A

Castrated male llama

326
Q

Jug

A

A pen for goat and sheep dams and babies for 1st to 1 to 3 days

327
Q

Kush

A

To lie down on the sternum

328
Q

Lanolin

A

Skin oil from sheep

329
Q

Cabrito

A

Baby goat (kid) meat

330
Q

Capretto

A

Kid goat meat

331
Q

Chevon

A

Any kind of goat meat

332
Q

Mutton

A

Adult sheep meat

333
Q

Lamb

A

Lamb meat

334
Q

Panniers

A

Trail pack for llamas

335
Q

Rumping

A

Restraining sheep by sitting them on their anus

336
Q

Rut

A

Breeding period for bucks

337
Q

Scouring

A

Diarrhea in any livestock

338
Q

Shear

A

Removing wool by clipping

339
Q

Tags

A

Tufts of wool matted in feces and dirt

340
Q

Ungulate

A

Any hoofed animal

341
Q

Wattle

A

Flesh appendage from the neck of goats

Veterinary Medicine Terminology (3 decks)

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