Hoof stock anatomy

Question 1

poll

Answer 1

top of the head

Question 2

how many digits do ruminants have per limb?

Answer 2

4 digits: 2 hoof digits and 2 dewclaws

Question 3

what type of hoof do sheep and goats have?

Answer 3

cloven hoofs

Question 4

perissodactyl

Answer 4

odd toe
ex: horses

Question 5

artiodactyl

Answer 5

even toe, cloven hoof

Question 6

what is the general family of hoof stock called and how are they split up?

Answer 6

ungulata (ungulate clade): hoof stock
splits up into perissodactyls and artiodactyls

Question 7

how many upper incisors do hoof stock have?

Answer 7

0, they have a dental pad instead and only lower teeth

Question 8

what shape pupils do they have?

Answer 8

rectangular

Question 9

what bones does the stifle join with?

Answer 9

femur, patella, and tibia

Question 10

what bones do the hocks join with?

Answer 10

tarsal and tibia

Question 11

how many teats do they have?

Answer 11

2 teats with storage cistern

Question 12

teeth aging: milk teeth

Answer 12

< 1 year old

Question 13

teeth aging: 2 adult teeth

Answer 13

1 year old

Question 14

teeth aging: 4 adult teeth

Answer 14

2 years old

Question 15

teeth aging: 6 adult teeth

Answer 15

3 years old

Question 16

teeth aging: all 8 adult teeth

Answer 16

4 years old

Question 17

teeth aging: worn/broken mouth

Answer 17

over 5 years old

Question 18

teeth aging: gummy

Answer 18

aged

Question 19

what type of vision do they have?

Answer 19

monocular vision
independent use of each eye

Question 20

sole

Answer 20

bottom of hoof

Question 21

toe

Answer 21

tip of the hoofs, most outward part

Question 22

hoof wall

Answer 22

hard outer covering of hoof

Question 23

heel

Answer 23

back of foot

Question 24

coronary band

Answer 24

band that separates leg from hoof

Question 25

what shape are the hoofs?

Answer 25

rhomboid shape

Question 26

where are the dewclaws located?

Answer 26

above the hoof and coronary band on the leg

Question 27

what are the 3 landmarks of the paralumbar fossa?

Answer 27

last rib, lumbar transverse processes, and stifle

Question 28

breast

Answer 28

chest area

Question 29

foreshank

Answer 29

forelimbs in goats

Question 30

rear shank

Answer 30

hindlimbs in goats

Question 31

saddle

Answer 31

back half of animal’s body

Question 32

rack

Answer 32

front half of body

Question 33

knee

Answer 33

bend halfway down forelimb

Question 34

fetlock

Answer 34

cranial to hoofs on fore and hindlimbs in goats

Question 35

dock

Answer 35

tail

Question 36

loin

Answer 36

the part of the saddle cranial to the rump

Question 37

short rack or back

Answer 37

part of the rack caudal to the shoulders

Question 38

shoulders

Answer 38

part of rack cranial to short rack/back

Question 39

which legs are used for mutton?

Answer 39

hindlimbs

Question 40

forearm

Answer 40

part of forelimb cranial to knee in sheep

Question 41

twist

Answer 41

between hock and stifle

Question 42

elbow

Answer 42

bend cranial to forearm in sheep

Question 43

pastern/ankle

Answer 43

cranial to hoofs in sheep