Large Animal Flashcards
The inability to move enough calcium from bone into milk is known as:
Hypocalcaemia
Parturition is another term for:
Giving birth
Difficult birth is known as:
Dystocia
Symptoms of hypocalcaemia are:
muscle weakness, subnormal temperature, increased heart rate, sternal recumbancy, loss of consciousness
Parturient paresis is also known as:
Milk fever
What is the common treatment for hypocalcaemia?
Calcium IV or SQ
What are the terms for a twisted “stomach” in a cow? Left and Right…
Displaced abomasum
Which displacement cannot be left overnight?
RDA
Why is livestock production important? List 4
food supply, economy, livestock allow unsuitable cropland to be utilized for grazing and create fertilizer, animal by-products
Which continents are most impacted by world hunger?
Africa and Asia
Why is animal protein better for us?
better balance of amino acids
With 11% of the world’s land mass being suitable for food production, through the growth of crops, we can still survive on plant based proteins.
True or False
False
What are some by-products produced by livestock that we can utilize? (6)
fecal matter, cosmetics, medications, gelatin, suture material, leather
What is catgut?
Suture material made from ruminant intestine
List the main livestock production in Canada. (7)
Beef, Dairy, Hogs, turkeys, sheep, goats, aquaculture
Animal production provides employment for 84000 Canadians.
True or False
True
How does food production stimulate local economies?
Restaurant supply, local shops, local meat markets
What are the main livestock products in Atlantic Canada?
dairy, poultry, beef
What region of Canada is the vast majority of beef and pork produced?
Western Canada and Quebec
What are some livestock uses outside of food production? (6)
hobby farm, horse showing, racing, equine assisted therapy, logging, transportation
What is the veterinarian role in large animal medicine? (3)
individual animal care, herd level animal care, consulting with producers
What would the DVM do in regards to consulting with producers? (2)
develop SOPs, analyze production data
Herd level animal care would include…(4)
preventative medicine, herd outbreaks, preg checks, welfare
What is the relationship that must be established in order for producers to administer and house medications including abx?
VCPR-Veterinary Client Patient Relationship
How often does a DVM need to visit a farm to maintain the VCPR?
Annually
Describe One Health.
veterinarians, human doctors, and environmental experts work together to reduce the spread of zoonotic disease and the health of the planet as a whole
What is the population of beef cattle in Canada?
over 10 million
What is the term for a young female bovine that has not calved?
heifer
A female bovine that has calved
Cow
a castrated male bovine
steer
an intact male bovine
bull
what is the term forcattle that need to leave the herd?
cull
What is TMR in relation to feeding cattle
total mixed ration
what is the term for a fattened ready to sell bovine?
finished
What are the two main categories of beef cattle?
british and exotic
Where is the Angus from?
Aberdeen, Scotland
What are Angus known for?
good mothers and superior carcass traits
Where does the hereford originate from?
England