General Food Animal Nursing Flashcards
What are the basic aspects of husbandry food animals?
Housing, feeding, preventative medicine, cleaning/sanitation and herd health.
What are the 3 aspects of preventative medicine?
Periodic physical exams, vaccinations and parasite control
What primary products are used in bovine?
Milk, meat and hide.
What primary products are used in porcine?
Meat and hide
What primary products are used in caprine?
Milk, meat and hair
What primary products are used in ovine?
Wool and meat
What primary products are used in camelid?
Meat, hair and burden
What primary products are used in ratites?
Meat, feathers and oil
What are the types of camelid?
Llama, Alpaca, Guanaco, Vicuna.
What is the offspring referred to in camelid?
Cria
What are the types of ratites?
Ostrich, Emu, Rhea, Cassowary
What is the offspring referred to in ratites?
Chicks
What are the nursing basics in food animals?
Handling, Grooming, Feed and Water, Physical Exam, Biologic Samples, Medications
What are the types of restraints used for cattle?
Stanchion, head gate, squeeze chute, nose tongs, and tail “jacking”
What are the types of restraint used in porcine?
Chutes, snare, barriers, and buckets
What are the types of restraint used in goats?
Collar/halter and hand restraint
What are the types of restraint used for sheep?
Barriers, halters, and rumping
What are the types of restraint used for camelids?
Halter, shepherd hook, stocks, put in a dark room, bags to cover vision
What always needs to be available for food animals?
Food and water
What type of feed do food animals need unless under what type of situation?
Nutritionally complete diets that are as close to normal that they usually eat and unless in hospital situations
Which food animals need to go under rumination?
Ruminants and llamas
What is the normal temperature in Bovine?
38 - 39 ºC (100 – 102.2 ºF)
What is the normal temperature in Porcine?
38.3 – 39.4 ºC (101-103 ºF)
What is the normal temperature in Caprine/Ovine?
38.3 – 40 ºC (101-104 ºF)
