Beef Book Health

During hot summer months, cattle may be

moved to ______ where there is shade and

streams.

summer pasture

The Beef Quality Assurance Program was

created in ____

1987

A viral disease that affects cloven hooved

animals. Symptoms include blister-like lesions

in hooves and mouth

Foot and mouth

A professor of Animal Science at Colorado State

University who revolutionized cattle handling

and operations.

Temple Grandin

The____ includes research training, and

certification to help farmers provide the best

care for their animals

Beef Quality Assurance Program

_____ is a disease that damages the central

nervous system of cattle

BSE

the human neural degenerative disease

associated with BSE

CJD

A respiratory disease that affects young calves near weaning. Symptoms include no appetite, coughing, fatigue, and rapid breathing

BDRC

A highly infectious eye disease that causes irritation and is caused by bacteria

Pinkeye

A disease that causes lameness and enters through the hoof

Foot rot

A viral disease that affects the respiratory and reproductive system; a variant of bovine herpes. Spread by close contact

IBR or BHV

A viral disease that causes reduced milk production and weight gain; digestion issues

BVD

A parasite that causes abdominal pain, fever, and listlessness

Coccidiosis

A bacterial disease that inflames muscles in the leg and causes tissue death

Blackleg

The first stomach chamber that stores and ferments food.

Rumen

The “honeycomb” second chamber that sorts stomach material and sends larger pieces back to the rumen.

Reticulum

The third chamber that absorbs water and nutrients, and concentrates digested material

Omasum

The last chamber and “true stomach” that uses acid to break down the food further for the small intestine.

Abomasum