Final Exam Overview Flashcards
Cats
What does tail wagging mean?
Irritation
Cats
How do you begin restraint?
Begin with minimal restraint.
Cats
What are some signs of attack?
- ears down
- hissing
- growling
- tail lashing
Cats
Where is, and how do you draw from the cephalic vein?
It is located medial front. Place the cat in sternal restraint.
Cats
How do you restrain for jugular draw?
Sternal restraint.
Cats
Cat gloves do not protect from?
Bites!!
Dogs
What are the signs of aggression?
- head low
- growling
- hair raised up
Dogs
What is it called when a dog in a normally friendly dog gets mean when placed in a cage?
Cage Aggression
Dogs
What should you avoid when lifting a dog?
Lifting with your back!
Dogs
How do you restrain for cephalic draw?
Sternal or standing.
Dogs
How do you restrain for lateral saphenous?
Lateral recumbency.
Dogs
What does a muzzle do?
- takes the fight out of the dog.
- can get it off w/paw if the wrong size.
- only use for a short time.
- does NOT obstruct breathing.
Cattle
Order
Artiodactyla
Cattle
Family
Bovidae
Cattle
They are?
Ruminants
Cattle
What is a ruminant?
Any animals that have stomachs consisting of four compartments, the largest of which is the rumen.
Cattle
Bovine
A member of the family Bovidae.
Cattle
Cow
A female bovine.
Cattle
Bull
A male bovine.
Cattle
Calf
Young bovine; <1 year of age.
Cattle
Heifer
A female bovine that has not given birth to a calf. The term is sometimes used to denote females until their second calving (first calf heifer).
Cattle
Ox
A mature, castrated male bovine reared for meat production or for pulling.
Cattle
Freshen
To calve and thereby begin a new lactation period. A fresh cos has recently calved and is actively lactating.
Cattle
Polled Breeds
Animals that lack horns through special breeding.
Cattle
Milking Parlor
A room in a dairy barn where cows are milked.
Cattle
Open Herd
A farm where animals are routinely added to the herd from outside sources.
Cattle
Closed Herd
A farm that raises their own replacement heifers from within the current herd.
Cattle
Cull
To removed diseased or unproductive animals from the herd via slaughter or euthanasia.
Cattle
How do you approach cattle?
From behind.
Cattle
What is a magnet used for?
It ends up in the rumen and is for hardware disease.
Cattle
How do you restrain beef cattle?
In a chute, have side panels.
Cattle
Do you stand close or far away?
Stand closer for less impact if they kick.
Cattle
How do you restrain dairy cattle?
In stanchions or a rope halter for the head.
Cattle
What are nose tongs?
Used to distract, usually beef cattle.
Cattle
What do bulls have?
A permanent nose ring.
Cattle
What is flanking?
Restrain calves.
Goats
Do they have heard instincts.
No, they do not.
Goats
How are the lead?
By their collars.
Goats
Do they bite?
They do not usually bite.
Goats
How do you handle them?
Like companion animals.
Goats
Do you rump them?
No, they do not like being rumped.
Goats
How do you restrain them?
- stanchions
- collars
- straddle
- prefer flanking to rumping
Goats
Doe
Mature female.
Goats
Buck
Mature male.
Goats
Kid
Juvenile male or female.
Goats
Wether
Castrated male.
Goats
How do you move them?
By moving the head goat into the area, the rest will follow.
Goats
Can you pin them against a wall?
Yes, using your legs.
Sheep
Ewe
Mature female.
Sheep
Ram
Mature male.
Sheep
Lamb
Juvenile sheep.
Sheep
Wether
Castrated male.
Sheep
How are they restrained?
- rumping
- chute
- halter
- tie
Sheep
What kind of animals are they?
Ruminant herbivores.
Sheep
What is their field of vision like?
Wide, about 270 degrees.
Sheep
How are they with noise?
They are sensitive to noise.
Sheep
What happens when they are angry?
They will butt their head and stomp feet.
Swine
Boar
Adult, intact male.
Swine
Barrow
Castrated male pig.
Swine
Sow
Female pig, >15 months old that has had one or more litters.
Swine
Gilt
Female pig, <15 months old that has had one or fewer litters.
Swine
Piglet
Baby pig.
Swine
Are they intelligent?
Most intelligent of farm animals, easily trained.
Swine
What happens when they panic?
They will try to escape by any means necessary!
Swine
What are their groups like?
They establish a strict pecking order.
Swine
Do they like to be handled?
No, they do not like to be handled.
Swine
What can you do to entice them into an enclosure?
Leave a trail of food to entice them.
Swine
How can you hold small pigs?
You can hold them up by their hind feet.
Swine
Pet vs Production
Are NOT handled the same way.
Swine
How is their eyesight?
Poor
Swine
What can stress cause?
Hypothermia (temp increase)
Swine
What will they do if a herd mate is in distress?
Come to the rescue.
Swine
Do they bite?
YES
Swine
What is a pig board?
Barrier to move them in the direction you want.
Swine
What is a hog snare?
Similar to a rabies pole.
Equine
Foal
A baby horse.
Equine
Weanling
A horse that has been weaned from dam, but is not yet a year old.
Equine
Yearling
A horse that is one year old. Racehorses are considered yearling on January 1st after they were born.
Equine
Colt
Full intact juvenile male horse.
Equine
Filly
Juvenile female horse.
Equine
Stallion
Intact adult male horse.
Equine
Sire
Father
Equine
Dam
Mother
Equine
Gelding
Castrated male horse.
Equine
Mare
Adult female horse.
Equine
Broodmare
A mare used for breeding.
Equine
Hand
Used to measure height. One hand is 4”.
Equine
Horse
An equine measuring 14.2 hands or higher.
Equine
Pony
An equine measuring less than 14.2 hands.
Equine
Poll
A bony prominence between the ears.
Equine
Forelock
The hair covering the forehead.
Equine
Crest
The top of the neck where the mane attaches.
Equine
Withers
A prominent ridge where the neck and back join and where the height of the horse is measured (withers to ground).
Equine
Sock
White extending to mid cannon bone.
Equine
Star
White mark on the forehead, variable in size.
Equine
Snip
White mark at the end of the nose between the nostrils.
Equine
Blaze
Extensive white covering most of the forehead, between the eyes, over the entire width of the nasal bones, as well as the area between the nostrils.
Equine
Bald Faced
White covering most of the front surface of the head extending up or around the eyes or nostrils, including most of the upper lip.
Equine
Heat Brand
A brand that results in a dark mark of identification in the form of scarred skin.
Equine
Freeze Brand
Branding with liquid nitrogen that usually results in re-growth of white hair.
Equine
Tattoo
Usually located on the underside of the lip; used for identification, particularly in thoroughbreds.
Equine
What should you not do with a halter?
Leave a horse unattended with one one.
Equine
How do you lead a horse?
With a lead rope.
Equine
What is the left side of a horse called?
Near side.
Equine
What is the right side of a horse called?
Off / far side.
Equine
Grooming Tools
- hoof picks
- curry comb
- hard and soft brushes
- mane combs
- sweat scrapers
- shedding blades
Equine
When is picking feet more important?
When the horse is wearing shoes.
Equine
What is the temperament usually like?
They are usually more docile.
Equine
What is their memory like?
They do have a good memory.
-Bad experience can = bad behavior in the future.
Equine
Sedation can be?
Necessary.
Equine
Where can a shank go?
- over the nose
- over the lip
- in the mouth
Equine
They respond better to?
Short, sharp tugs.
Equine
When is the shank most often used in the mouth?
When breeding in the stallion.
Equine
What can a twitch be?
- rope or chain
- humane
- hand
Equine
What is the definition of twitch?
Holding or twisting part of the horses body.
Equine
What can a twitch do?
It can have an instant calming effect.
Equine
What can a chain damage?
The oral mucosa if used improperly.
Equine
An ear twitch is more commonly used?
With small, squirmy babies.
Equine
You can hold up a foot to?
Keep them from moving.
Equine
What are stocks used for?
Primarily reproductive work.
Equine
Hobbles are put on?
Mares during live breeding.
Equine
Family and who does it include?
Equidae
- Horses
- Zebra
- Asses (domestic donkey)
- Mule (donkey + mare)
Equine
How many wild species are there and where?
Only one in China, others are feral.
Equine
Light Horses
Light Horses: Descendents of the Arabian horse. Small, fine boned, considered “hot blooded” for their excitable temperament. Bred for speed, endurance, and agility. Commonly used for pleasure and show riding, racing, and transportation. A few examples include: o Thoroughbred o Standard bred o Arabian o Quarter Horse
Equine
Draft
Drafts: Descendents of the Forest Horse. Large, heavily boned and muscled, considered “cold blooded” for their calm, stoic temperaments. Bred for size and strength. Commonly used as pulling horses. Amish people still do all of their farm work u sing draft horses or draft mules for pulling. A few examples include:
o Belgian
o Clydesdale
o Percheron
Equine
Warm Blood
Warm Bloods: Breeds that descend from a cross between hot- and cold- blooded horses. Bred to be riding horses with greater size, strength, and calmer temperament than the typical thoroughbred or Arabian. Very popular in dressage, show jumping and combined training. A few examples include:
o Hanoverian
o Trakehner
o Oldenburg
o Dutch Warm blood (many countries, especially in Europe, will have their own native bred warm blood)
Equine
Pony Breeds
Pony Breeds: Ponies are less than 14.2 hands tall. They are commonly used as riding horses for children. A few examples include:
o Welsh
o Shetland
Equine
Black
Body, head, limbs, mane, and tail are all black.
Equine
Brown
Body color is brown; mane, tail, and lower limbs are black.
Equine
Grey
The foal is born as one of the above colors, but becomes quickly whiter with age. Horses with brown or red hairs interspersed on white are called “flea bitten” grays. Dappling (a circular type pattern of darker hairs over lighter colored hairs) is common in gray horses.
Equine
Chestnut
Body color ranges from a light golden red to a brown-red color (liver chestnut). The legs, mane and tail may be a shade lighter or darker than the body color but are never black.
Equine
Bay
Body color is a red brown; mane tail and lower limbs are black.
Equine
Roan
Any of the above colors predominates but lots of white hairs on the body. They are commonly referred to as strawberry (chestnut) roans, blue (black) roans, and brown roans.
Equine
Dun
Body color ranges from light yellow to darker brown. Mane, tail and lower limbs are black. There is a black dorsal stripe.
Equine
Paint
Also a breed of horse carrying similar genetics to Quarter Horses. Body has large irregular patches of white over any base color. Also called pinto or pied.
Equine
Palomino
Cream-gold colored body with a light colored mane and tail.
Equine
Appaloosa
Also a breed of horse carrying similar genetics to Quarter Horse. Spotted horses. Spots may be extensive. For example, a leopard appaloosa is a white horse covered in varying sizes of colored spots, or less extensive in horses of any base color, with spots over the hindquarters and top line.