VT 140 Intro to livestock

What is the primary purpose of extenders in the freezing of semen?

Heat mount detectors across the back of a cow that are activated cause a color change what does this indicate.

In embryo transfer, flushing the uterus of the donor is done for the purpose of

The cecum has little function in most animals except

______________ in the horse has the unique characteristic of producing a purple gum line along the margins of the teeth.

Deficiency can lead to hemorrhage, enlarged joints, delayed wound healing, and ulcerated gums

Reflux from the nostrils and coughing are of concern when an animal with a nasogastric tube is allowed access to water.

When handling cattle with horns, stand

Why do Cattle add large quantities of saliva to their feed during chewing and also regurgitate during rumination.

The neonatal calf is a preruminant. What factor most influences rumen development?

Panel tags used for animal identification

In cows, production of colostrum begins

Only ____ of all livestock producers currently use effective disease prevention practices.

When loading a horse onto a trailer

In late-term pregnancy, the foal's heart rate will fall within the range of

_______________ is characteristic of goats, whereas __________________ is characteristic of sheep.

A cattle chute that features the ability to open an entire side is advantageous when

Both _________ and _________ are susceptible to contamination with ergot, which can lead to necrosis of the lower limbs.

_________________ can be the single most important piece of information obtained during a colic examination on a horse.

The approximate age range at which the estrous cycle is initiated in the filly is

What is the best method to encourage a goat to stand still?

When treating colic in a horse, nasogastric intubation

Reticulum

What are the three fractions of sperm collected during the semen collection process?

Hypocalcemia is likely to occur @about week 3-4, when the cow's energy requirements are not met by food consumption.

When ingests warm milk, the reticular groove is stimulated to close so that milk and saliva pass directly into the

If you need to tie a cow's tail out of the way, it is best to tie it to

________ contain less than 18% crude fiber.

Black fungus that reduces blood supply to the extremities, resulting in necrosis of the lower limbs, tail & ear tips

Freeze branding

A chain shank is used with the halter as an added restraint device. Where should it be placed?

Foal at the vulva with one foreleg extended more than the other, hoof soles facing ventrally in a “head-diving” position

Pigs can be challenging animals to handle. When working with swine, understand that

Pregnancy must occur at which of the following ages in order for a first calving to occur at the desired time?

A hog snare is used to catch and restrain pigs. For the snare to be effective, it should be placed over the

When restraining a foal in lateral recumbency

Grade A milk must have no detectable

The easiest large domestic animal to handle is the

The apparatus used to restrain horses is the

When restraining a sheep, what body part should not be grabbed?

Which two livestock species are specifically mentioned as short day breeders?

What is the minimum amount of water needed by a 450 kg horse per day?

A roll-bar in a farrowing crate keeps the sow from touching pen wall as she lies down; the function of the roll-bar is

What drug is used to return a mare to proestrus from diestrus through lysis of the corpus luteum?

For a sow to exit a farrowing crate, she must back up. What device works best to force her to back out of the crate?

How high can goats commonly jump?

The most common procedure, and almost always the first method attempted, to resolve a dystocia is

During lung auscultation, a portion of the ________ lung field is obscured by shoulder musculature and cannot be heard.

If a ruminant needs to be placed in lateral for longer than__, withhold food & water for __ to reduce the risk of bloat

Which class of nutrients is involved with carrying vitamins A, D, E, and K (fat soluble) throughout the body?

A tail tie

During the slaughter process in a packinghouse, why is good blood drainage important?

Sweating around the shoulders of a mare in labor is indicative of

To capture a herd of goats, it is best to

What is the normal average length of gestation in goats?

What display mode is used when performing echocardiography?

A nonslip knot or hitch that is safe to place around an animal’s neck is the

How often does estrus occur in normal, nonpregnant cows?

The U.S. state that leads the nation in the production of beef cattle is ________ and of dairy products is ________.

The knot or hitch used to secure a rope to a vertical bar without slippage is the

if a gesture is made toward the eye of a horse and the eyelid closes this would indicate a normal

The peak of estrous activity in the equine species occurs near which of the following dates?

The mare will pass her placenta during stage _____ of labor.

Parenteral feeding

When restraining a foal for treatment or diagnostic procedures, you should

In the small intestine, ________ changes starch in the feed to maltase and then to glucose.

The knot or hitch that can be used for breeding hobbles is a

What breed is usually worked in stanchions or headlocks?

Cattle and swine display what type of estrous cycle?

The gestation length of the cow is approximately

When taking the temperature on a horse, the string tied to the ring-top on a mercury thermometer

Which of the following comprises the major gaseous energy loss as a result of fermentation in the rumen?

A camelid that presents with its ears held up and rotated slightly forward, with tail lying flat against the rectum, is

___________ is a macromineral, and ___________ is a trace mineral.

____________ is the diagnostic imaging technique used to evaluate the overall musculoskeletal system of an adult horse.

List the correct number of teats for a sow.

Streptococcus agalactiae and Staphylococcus aureus make up 95% of cases of:

Mode is the most commonly used display mode for ultrasound examinations, images can be frozen on screen

Proper rope care includes

During pregnancy, goats require extra dietary energy during the last

What tool is used to visualize the vaginal vault during a reproductive examination?

Abomasum

What does EBV stand for in the context of livestock breeding?

The knot or hitch used to secure a rope to a vertical bar without slippage is the

Only about _______ of the world’s land area is suitable for production of foods that can be directly consumed by humans.

When restraining large animals, it is best to use

Omasum

The emasculator

What does Estimated Breeding Values (EVBs) primarily estimate in livestock breeding?

What is the primary purpose of understanding the estrous cycle in livestock reproduction?

What is the best time of day to restrain sheep in the summer?

The quality of a mare's colostrum can be evaluated by all of the following except

Postovulation insemination performed in the equine species is highly successful when performed within

The emasculatome

Small pinpoint hemorrhages, less than 1 mm in diameter, seen on the mucous membranes are

A hair whorl _________________ of a horse would not be useful for the purposes of identification.

When applying a chain twitch to a horse, you should

Grazing animals have the best depth perception when

Sante's rule is used to estimate ________, which is a _________ factor.

What animal would you expect to have the highest water intake?

Deficiency of _____________ can lead to anemia, diarrhea & poor growth

A herding panel is useful when handling

By-Products are:

If a radiograph is too light

When balancing rations, which step considers both the animal’s type of GI system & amt of feed the animal can eat?

Enteral feeding

When administering fluids via nasogastric tube to a horse, do not exceed ______ liters of fluid every 30 to 60 minutes.

Successful strategies for preventing diarrhea in unweaned dairy calves should include all of the following, except

When unloading a horse from _____________, the safest way is to back it out.

When assessing the gait of a horse, which test provides evidence of proprioceptive defects?

Overfeeding of the nutrient class ___ to ruminants or horses predisposes them to laminitis, or founder.

Modern-day livestock producers lose ______ of their incomes to parasites, toxins, and diseases affecting their animals.

Which vitamins can rumen microbes synthesize in a healthy animal?

Which breeding system involves the mating of several gen. of offspring to an ancestor that has shown superior traits?

If you are restraining a horse during a procedure and it becomes fractious, you should

Rumen

How are the nitrogen needs of the horse's colonic microbes met?

What would provide the best information on the mineral status of a horse?

What does a uterine culture help to identify in female livestock?

Of the cattle listed, which is most likely to be docile?

Which hormone produced by the corpus luteum is necessary for the pregnancy to continue?

What nutrient is not required for normal horn and hoof formation?

The ___ hay, if processed correctly, has the highest nutritional value when compared to other hays.

Chutes used for moving swine should be constructed so that the sides

During the digestive process, water absorption takes place primarily in the

Deficiency of _____________ can result in blindness, heart irregularities, convulsions, and even death.

The number of teats on the mammary glands of different animals varies. List the correct number of teats for a mare.

What is the primary method used for heat detection in livestock?

A system of mating in which a sow in estrus is placed in a pen with one boar, under the watchful eye of the producer is

The knot or hitch used to secure a lead rope to a stationary object is a

What is one method used for semen collection in livestock?

Somatic damage caused by electromagnetic radiation

Failure to decrease the grain intake for a horse that transitions from training/work to an idle status may cause

The most common use of endoscopy in equines is

What type of hormone is bovine somatotropin (BST)?

When separating individual cattle from the herd, the animals first would be driven into

Agitation, pacing, nickering, lifting the tail head, turning and biting at sides, etc occur during which stage of labor

What restraint device would you choose to safely and easily collect blood samples from crated sows?

Total body water consists of ______ intracellular fluid, _____ extracellular fluid, and ______ transcellular fluid.

As much as ______ of health-related disease in large animals can be related to improper nutrition.

The most accurate method for estrous cycle determination in the mare is

A bloated rumen

Which of the following is not recommended for a weak foal?