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Lecture 1: Livestock Handling Flashcards

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What hormone increases during stress response and can mask clinical signs of disease

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Cortisol

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What are the 4 main reasons for humane handling of livestock

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  1. Safety
  2. Animal well-being/ welfare
  3. Production
  4. Beef quality assurance programs
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What is the effect of stress on production and what hormone is involved

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Stress decrease production and NE inhibits milk letdown

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What is the flight zone

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Area surrounding an animal; a distance an animal will keep for feeling safe from predators or potential danger

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When moving cattle what two locations do you want to take advantage of

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Flight zone and point of balance

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What should be done in alleys prior to moving cattle

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Set gates properly every time before you move cattle, gates to close behind cattle

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Describe the process of moving cattle into chute

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Enter cattle flight zone and walk down line, once you pass their point of balance (shoulder) they should move forward

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What are some major factors that should be considered when moving cattle

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Reduce noise, reduce color contrast, reduce shadows

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T or F: whipping of animals is a more effective method of moving cows than using flight zone and point of balance method

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False, whipping or harming animals induces fear memory and is inhumane

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When should electrical probes be used to move cattle

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As last resort to move cattle that may be lying down in chute or lying down in alley blocking other cattle

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For standing surgery of the flank the halter should tie the head towards or away from the incision

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Towards

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T or F: you should always tail tie cow to chute or pole

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False! Tie to animal or halter, if you forget to untie when cow is exiting chute she will lose her tail

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What are some reasons for casting a cow

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Dystocia- assisting in vaginal delivery, C-section or correcting uterine torsion

Field surgery when there is no tilting chute

Correcting a left displaced abomasum by toggling

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When should always be checked/be done prior to casting cow into lateral recumbency

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  1. Bloat
  2. Elevate larynx above nose to prevent aspiration
  3. Put cushion on antebrachium and stretch the bottom front leg forward to prevent radial nerve damage
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What are the reasons for a tail jack

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Prevents animal from kicking

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What is the purpose of udder cinch

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Prevents animal from kicking

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What are the primary dairy cattle breeds in U.S.

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  1. Holstein/holstein-friesian
  2. Jersey
  3. Brown Swiss
  4. Guernsey
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what breed of dairy cattle is this

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Jersey

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What breed of dairy cattle is this

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Brown Swiss

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What breed of dairy cattle is this

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Holstein

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What are the primary English beef breeds of Cattle in U.S.

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Angus, Hereford, polled Hereford, shorthorn

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What are the continental beef breeds of cattle

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Charolais, limousin, gel vein, simmental

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What are Bos indicus beef cattle breeds

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Brahman and santa Gertrudis

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Which beef cattle are early maturing

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Primary English breeds

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Which beef cattle are late maturing

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Continental breeds

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what beef cattle breed is this

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What breed of cattle is this

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Polled Hereford

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Texas longhorn

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Polled Hereford

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Belgian blue

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Santa Gertrudis

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Santa Cruz

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Beefmaster

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Red brangus

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Brahmousin

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