Animal Science Test #3- VOCAB

Kidding

birth of goats

Kid

goat less than a year old

Doe

female goat

buck

adult male goat

Wether

castrated male goat

lamb

sheep less than a year old

lambing

birth of sheep

ewe

adult female sheep

am

adult male sheep

flock

group of sheep

herd

group of goats

mutton

lamb meat

chevon

kid meat

mare

mature female horse

stallion/stud

mature male horse

foal

baby horse

filly

young female horse

colt

young male horse

gelding

castrated male horse

folaing

birth of foal

chevaline

horse meat

hinny

stallion plus jenny

mule

jack plus mare

jack

male donkey

jenny

female donkey

chick

young/ newly born chicken

poult

young or newly born turkey

brood

group of baby chicks

broiler

chicken used for meat

roaster

young meat chicken

hen

female chicken/turkey

pullet

young female chicken

jenny (poultry)

young female turkey

layer

hen in state of producing eggs

rooster

intact male chicken >one year

cockerel

intact male chicken< one year

tom

intact male turkey >one year

Jake

intact male turkey < one year

Capon

castrated male turkey/chicken

Calf

baby cow

heifer

first time mother cow

springer

heifer pregant and due in 30-60 days

fresh cow

just calved

dry cow

dried off, not milking waits to calf in two months

far-off cow

dry cow recently dry, calving in 30-60 days

close-up cow

dry cow pregnant and will calf in 30-60 days

cull cow

cow removed from herd for various reasons

Pathology

study of the essential nature of diseases

Etiology

causes or manner of the causation of disease

Vector

organism that transmit disease from animal to another

Zoonotic disease

disease transmitted between human and animal

Acute disease

sudden onset of clinical signs

short duration

Chronic disease

slow developing symptoms over weeks/months

Morbidity

animals that have contracted the disease

Mortality

animals that have died from the disease

lesion

change in body organs

Colic

painful digestive disturbance that may involve more regions of the intestinal tract

Causes: intestinal impaction

Signs: restlessness, rolling

treatment: surgical correction

Heaves

an allergic disease of horses

Causes: exposure of dust and mold from hay

signs: coughing, nasal discharge, difficulty breathing

treatment: no cure, just prevention

Laminitis

inflammation or injury to sensitive; laminae of the hoof

Causes: exercise on hard surfaces, excessive consumption of grain

signs: hot and painful, swollen

Treatment: anti-inflammation

Parasitism

pasasites within pastured or free ranged animals usally in the gastrointestional tract

Signs: poor growth, weigth loss, diaherrea

treatment: dewormer

Sore mouth

skin disease

signs: scabby, crusty sores on lips

Treatment: vaccination

CL

bacterial infection

signs: abseceesse under the skin and in organs

treatment: none

Pregancy toxemia

causes inadqute carbohydrates

signs: large plus ketosis

treatment: energy dense diet in late gestation and don’t over feed

Enterotoxemia

overeating

signs: sudden death, diaheera

treatment: C and D anti-biotics

Scrapie

caused by a virus called prion

signs: sploochy wool

treatment: none

Reproductive diseases

Q-fever, Campylobacter, toxoplasma, brucellosis, EAE, listeriosis, and salomonellious

all zoonotic

Mastitis

inflammation of the udder caused by bacteria that enters the uder from the outside environment

signs: inflammation, milk is tan and pus like

treatment: intramaminarty anti-biotics

milk fever

loss of calcium in the blood that interferes with normal nerve and muscle function

signs: restlessness, can’t stand

Treatment: give calcium

DA

displaced abdomion

signs: not eating much, adomial pain

treatment- surgical or roll animal over to place in correct spot

Ketosis

exacerbated by an over-condtionn cow due to the increase of fat storage

signs: crazy, can’t stand, bad breathe

treatment: dose of glusocse

Johne’s disease

contagious intestinal infection caused by the decrease of milk production

signs: leads to diaheerea, severe weight loss

treatment: none