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INDUSTRY TERMS Flashcards

1
Q

breeding method in which
semen is collected, stored, and deposited in the
uterus or vagina without copulation taking place;
abbreviated __

A

Artificial Insemination

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2
Q

tool use to administer pills, boluses, or
magnets to livestock. Also called
___________

A

Balling gun/ Bolus Gun

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3
Q

animal that was not bred or did not
conceive

A

Barren

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4
Q

heart girth and barrel.

A

Body capacity

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5
Q

method of permanently identifying animal by
scarring the skin with heat, extreme cold, or
chemicals

A

Brand

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6
Q

said of an animal that has mated and is
pregnant

A

Bred

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7
Q

group of animals that genetically similar in
colour and conformation so that when mated to each
other, they produce young identical to themselves;
also the act of breeding

A

Breed

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8
Q

amount of time between the birth
of a calf and birth of the ne?

A

Calving interval

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9
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body of animal after it has been
slaughtered; usually has head, hide, bl

A

Carcass

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10
Q

restraint method using ropes to place an
animal in lateral recumbency

A

Casting

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11
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more than one member of the genus Bos

A

Cattle

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12
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mechanical device that is used to restrain
cattle

A

Chute

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13
Q

common term for removal of a
retained placenta; also called cleansing a cow

A

Cleaning a cow

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14
Q

remnants of steer scrotum

A

Cod

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15
Q

first milk like substance produced by the
female after parturition; it is thick, yellow, and high
in protein and antibodies

A

Colostrum

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16
Q

shape and body type of an animal

A

Conformation

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17
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specialized, highly vascular cells that
nourish the hoof and horn

A

Corium

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18
Q

to remove an animal from the rest because it
does not meet a specific standard or is unproductive

A

Cull

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19
Q

to remove horns or horn buds by
mechanical, thermal, or chemical means. Dual
purpose - bred and used for both meat and milk
production

A

Dehorn

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20
Q

placement of identification device in
the ear

A

Ear tagging

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21
Q

removal of an embryo from a
female of superior genetics and placing it in the
reproductive tract of another female.

A

Embryo transfer

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22
Q

first offspring from purebred parents
of different breeds or varieties; F1 stands for first
filial.

A

F1 generation

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23
Q

beef cattle that are placed in a feedlot
based on age and weight.

A

Feeders

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24
Q

confined area where an animal is fed until
it is slaughtered.

A

Feedlot

25
Q

act of increasing feed before breeding or
embryo transfer to increased the number of ova
released.

A

Flushing

26
Q

infestation of maggots

A

Fly strike

27
Q

stall for cattle in which each animal is free
to lie down, feed, move, or seek out other animals.

A

Free stall

28
Q

head harness worn by animals for restraint
that extends behind the head and over the nose.

A

Halter

29
Q

circumference around the thoracic cavity
used to estimate an animals weight and capacity of
the heart and lung.

A

Heart girt

30
Q

individual housing pen for calves (and other
small animals such as rabbits)

A

Hutch

31
Q

offspring resulting from mating of two
different species.

A

Hybrid

32
Q

mating of dissimilar breeds to increase
productivity and performance in the F1 generation of
crossbred animals over that shown by either parent;
also called heterosis.

A

Hybrid vigor

33
Q

resulting from the mating of two closely
related animals (e.g., son to dam, sire to daughter);
also called close breeding.

A

Inbred

34
Q

piece of rope, leather, or nylon that is
attached via a clasp to a halter.

A

Lead Rope

35
Q

charged metal device that is used to
prevent
hardware
disease
(traumatic
reticuloperitonitis); it is given orally and placed in the
reticulum.

A

Magnet

36
Q

abnormal position of a fetus just
before parturition.

A

Malpresentation

37
Q

inedible visceral organs and unusable tissues
removed from the carcass of a slaughtered animal.

A

Offal

38
Q

hypocalcaemia metabolic
disorder of ruminants seen in late pregnancy or early
lactation; also called as milk fever.

A

Parturient paresis

39
Q

common term for a bloodless castration using
an emasculatome.

A

Pinch

40
Q

method of determining
pregnancy, phase of the estrous cycle, or disease
process by inserting a gloved arm into the rectum of
the animal and feeling for a specific structure.

A

Rectal palpation

41
Q

animal that is raised for addition to
the herd (one that replaces a less desirable animal)

A

Replacement

42
Q

cud - chewing process.

A

Ruminating

43
Q

underdeveloped horns that are not attached
to the skull.

A

Scurs

44
Q

determination of number of cells
(e.g., leukocytes and epithelial cells) in milk to test
for mastitis; abbreviated SSC.

A

Somatic cell count

45
Q

vasectomized male used to find and
mark female bovines in estrus.

A

Spotter bull

46
Q

anatomic changes in a ruminant that
indicate parturition is near.

A

Springing

47
Q

small compartment to house an animal.

A

STALL

48
Q

This is commonly called as hardware disease?

A

TRAUMATIC RETICULOPERITONOTIS

49
Q

restraint device that secures cattle
around the neck to allow accessibility for milking,
feeding, and examining.

A

Stanchion

50
Q

phase of heat in which a female
bovine will stand to be mounted.

A

Standing heat

51
Q

distal part of a bovine tail that consists of
long, coarse hairs.

A

Switch

52
Q

restraint technique used in cattle in which
the tail head is grasped and raised vertically; also
called a tail jack.

A

Tailing

53
Q

permanent identification of an animal using
indelible ink that is injected under the skin.

A

Tattoo

54
Q

stall large enough for only one animal,
which is usually tied by a neck chain (cattle) or halter
(horse).

A

Tie stall

55
Q

relatively common
disease in adult cattle caused by ingestion and
migration of foreign body into the reticulum;
occasionally the foreign body penetrates the
diaphragm and pericardium causing pericarditis;
abbreviated TRP; commonly called hardware
disease.

A

Traumatic reticuloperitonitis

56
Q

confined young dairy calf that is fed only milk
or milk replacer to produce pale, soft, and tender
meat.

A

Veal

57
Q

to remove the young from their mother so
they can no longer nurse.

A

wEAN

58
Q

shelter in which an animal can stand
and be protected from the wind.

A

Windbreak

RUMINANT LEC (5 decks)

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