L1: P&P (Risco)

Question 1

P&P =

Answer 1

planned animal health and production management

Question 2

production medicine**

Answer 2

integration of specialties in vet med and animal science within a production system. Includes: clinical med, economics, epidemiology, nutrition, genetics, human resources, herd health, reproduction, animal well being, judicious use of abx and hormones

Question 3

SOP

Answer 3

standard operation procedures

Question 4

traditional disciplines of food animal prod. med

Answer 4

therio
medicine
surgery
infectious diseases and path

Question 5

analytical acumen

Answer 5

monitoring strategies
record analysis/problem solving
tools: computer software, stats, epi

Question 6

determinant

Answer 6

factor which when altered, produces a change in the frequency or char. of disease

Question 7

clinical**

Answer 7

state of dysfunction of the body detectable by one or more of the person’s senses

Question 8

sub-clinical**

Answer 8

functional or anatomical abnormality detectable only w/ diagnostic aids, lab tests or indirect measures

Question 9

stress

Answer 9

state of inability to adapt to stressor, leading to physical, behavioral and physiological changes

Question 10

syndrome**

Answer 10

a set of signs or a series of events occurring together that often point to a single disease or condition as the cause. Ie: Downer Cow Syndrome (could be due to ketosis, hypocalcemia, selenium or vit. E issue, or MS in nature)
Ie: lack of cyclicity, lowered conception, abortion, death at birth, death of calf –> lowered calf crop

Question 11

symptom**

Answer 11

any subjective evidence of disease or of a patients condition, ie. such evidence as PERCEIVED BY THE PATIENT, a change in a patients condition indicative of some bodily or mental state

Question 12

sign**

Answer 12

an objective physical finding found by the examiner

Question 13

group approach is driven by:

Answer 13

agricultural orientation
economics
management
infections
nutrition
record analysis
genetics

Question 14

group syndrome**

Answer 14

collection of diseases with a common characteristic (the major sign)

• starting point in diagnostic process
• ie: low calf crop in beef cattle

Question 15

herd monitoring in prod. med.

Answer 15

routine, systematic collection and evaluation of info (data) from the farm including:
1) production (milk, fat, protein)
2) reproduction (preg. rate, abortions)
3) health (mastitis, ketosis, LDA’s, metritis, etc.)
financial impact, trends, animal group

Question 16

target goals

Answer 16

attainable goals in the production system including

1) health parameters (LDA, milk fever, RFM, dystocia)
2) quality milk parameters (SCC, clinical mastitis)
3) repro parameteres (preg. rate, heat detection, abortion, days open)

Question 17

action goals

Answer 17

figure (level) where intervention must be taken by management

Question 18

role of vet in FA prod. med.

Answer 18

efficient production of livestock and their products through preventive medicine programs and animal comfort

Question 19

role of producer in FA prod. med.

Answer 19

sale of a wholesome product and compete for consumer dollars while following good management practices consistent with sustainable ag.

Question 20

Southeast Milk animal husbandry audit

Answer 20

Publix includes standards for housing, nutrition, herd health, milking procedures, handling, animal safety,and management

Question 21

T/F: amt. of meat consumed in developing countries is growing 3x as much as in developed countries

Answer 21

T

Question 22

CAFO’s regulations

Answer 22

• safely manage manure
• zero discharge standard, site-specific management plant to prevent runoff or excess nutrients into water sources
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits must be obtained

Question 23

economic impact of CAFOs

Answer 23

• increase dependability and consistency of product
• increase affordability
• important to economy and businesses

Question 24

benefits of CAFOs

Answer 24

inc. quality of food, health of animals, quantity of food produced. Dec. price of food, green house gas emissions

Question 25

CAFOs produce what percent of meat globally?

Answer 25

40%

Question 26

growth of organic dairy industry

Answer 26

20% per year over the last 10 yrs

Question 27

benefits of organic products

Answer 27

• better for env. and promotes animal welfare
• safer and more wholesome b/c no hormone or abx use
• better nutritive value and taste