Livestock Management and Anatomy

Flashcards to review basic livestock terminology, animal handling, anatomy, and reproductive physiology.

In livestock terms, a male sheep is called a .

Ram

In livestock terms, a young pig is called a .

Piglet

In livestock terms, a female horse and her offspring are referred to as and .

Mare and foal

In livestock terms, a castrated male cow is called a .

Steer

In livestock terms, a young goat is called a .

Kid

In livestock terms, a young cow is called a .

Calf

Four ways to create a low-stress animal handling environment are:

Curved Calm Chutes, handlers, lighting, and ability to move in small groups

The basic livestock handling term for each animal below?

1. Blind Spot

2. Group Flight Zone

3. Individual Flight Zone

4. Group Point of Balance

5. Blind Spot

6. Individual Point of Balance

The animal welfare guidelines were created by _.

Dr. Temple Grandin

Every step of the slaughtering process is monitored by the __.

USDA

is the Style of formatting for scientific writing, also known as __.

APA, American Psychological Association

List the Phases of cell cycle

G1:Growth, S:Synthesis, G2: Growth and Preparation for Mitosis M:Mitosis or Meiosis (Cell Divsion)

Livestock are evaluated by these two criteria _.

Confirmation(Opinion), Objective(Data)

Horses digestive system are _ , Goats are_ , Pigs are_ , and Chickens are _.

Hindgut Fermenter , Ruminant, Monogastric, Avian Monogastric

The temperature of an animal tell us if an animal is _ and it is considered one of the _ signs.

Sick, vital

Two ways we test for mastitis at the dairy unit:

California Mastitis Test (CMT) (Visual Test) and DeLaval Somatic Cell Test (Quantitative Test).

The three parts of a breeding soundness exam:

1.Physical Exam

2.Semen Collecting & Evaluation

3.Disease Testing

The method of Artificial Insemination for sheep is _.

Laparoscopic

Ways Semen quality is determined are by:

Volume, Color,Concentration, Motility, Morphology

Semen flows through the Testicles in this order-

Seminiferous Tubules, Rete Testis, Efferent Ducts, Epididymis(Head) , Epididymis(Body), Epididymis (Tail)

Semen Flows Through Repreoductive Tract in this order-

Vas Deferens, Ampulla, Uterus

Diagram a complete estrous cycle.

A.Proestrus

B.Estrus

C.Metestrus

D.Diestrus

E.Estrogen(E2)

F.Ovulation

G.Progestrone(P4)

H.Prostoglandin(PGF2a)

I.Follicular Phase

J.Luteal Phase

Ovarian structures that occur during female cycling:

1.Follicle

2.Corpus Hemmorraghicum

3.Corpus Luteum

4.Corpus Albicans

Fertilization occurs in the female at the _.

Ampulla -Isthmus Junction

What are the three parts of the oviduct?

Top Line is Ampulla, Bottom Right is Isthmus, Bottom left is Infundibulum.

Label the Organelles in an Animal Cell?

1. Cell Membrane

2. Cytoplasm

3. Mitochondrion

4. Golgi Apparatus

5. Ribosomes

6. Vesicle

7. Lysosome

8. Centrioles

9. Mitochondrion

10. Nucleolus

11. Nucleus

12. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

Label Heart Diagram.