Animal handling and restraint midterm

Mild restraint

• gentle touch

• Soft voice

Moderate restraint

• confinement in a corral

• Box stall

• Cage

• Restricts animals movement

Restrictive restraint

• chemicals

Goal of restraint

• minimize the effects of handling

3 goals of handling

• Maintain safety of handler and animal

• Minimize stress for animal and handler during animal capture and restraint

• Execute a calm release of the animal at a time of the handlers choosing

Stress

• defined as any environmental change or alteration in climate or management that is severe enough to elicit a behavioral or psychological response from animal

Parts of a thermometer

Normal temp reading for cat

100 to 102.5

Normal temp reading for Cattle

100.5 to 103

Normal temp reading for Dogs

99.5 to 102.5

Normal temp reading for Horses

99.5 to 101.5

Normal temp reading for Sheep

102 to 104

Normal temp reading for Swine

100 to 104

Parts of a stethoscope

Normal pulse rate for cats

120 to 240

Normal pulse rate for Cattle

40 to 70

Normal pulse rate for Dogs

70 to 160

Normal pulse rate for Horses

28 to 40

Normal pulse rate for Sheep

70 to 90

Normal pulse rate for Swine

58 to 100

Normal respiration rate for cats

24 to 42

Normal respiration rate for Cattle

20 to 40

Normal respiration rate for Dogs

10 to 30

Normal respiration rate for Horses

8 to 16

Normal respiration rate for Sheep

12 to 20

Normal respiration rate for Swine

8 to 18

Innate behavior

• instinctual behavior that an animal is born with

Learned behavior

• behavior an animal must acquire through learning

Biological behavior

• behavior exhibited under normal conditions

Social behavior

• involves interactions among members of same species

Animals temperament

• It’s manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting

Transport vehicles should have

• adequate ventilation

• Non slip floors

• Parturitions

• Protection from sun and rain (pigs)

• Smooth sides

• No vehicle totally enclosed

Most appropriate travel method for cattle

• road

• Trek for short

Most appropriate travel method for Sheep and goats

• easiest to travel with hoof, rail, or road

Most appropriate travel method for Swine

• hardest to travel with

• Road

Most appropriate travel method for Poultry

• should be subdivided in small number in crates

• Easy to wash with lids

Feed water and rest: cattle sheep and goats

52 yours

Feed water and rest: Pigs horses and poultry

40 hours