(Draft) U1 Ch 6 - Medical Records & Intake - VET 217 Large Animal

What is one of the most dangerous situation for a technician when handling livestock?

Loading & unloading livestock or horses from trailers.

What is the most important factor when loading & unloading horses?

Patience.

other stuff…?

What are the 3 common types of equine insurance?

Mortality, surgical, & loss of use.

Mortality equine insurance?

Covers the value of the horse in case of death.

Surgical equine insurance?

Covers specific cost of surgery and hospitalization, with some limitations.

Loss of use equine insurance?

If the horse can not perform its intended use because of illness or injury, the owner may be reimbursed.

Medical records…SLIDE 5…

Withdrawal interval?

The time between administration of a known dose of a drug or chemical to an animal and the time that the animal’s meat, milk, and eggs are presumably safe for human consumption.

Extralabel drug use?

The use of drugs in situations not approved for the drug---withdrawal intervals are not printed on these drugs.

FARAD?

Food Animal Residue Avoidance and Depletion Program; primary source for withdrawal times after extralabel use in food animals.

What is Dr. Deans’ favorite horse color?

Palomino.

Other horse color & marking stuff…?

What are some methods of identifying livestock & horses?

Tattoos (horses = upper lip), tail tag, brisket tag, ankle bands, branding (heat or freezing), neck chains, electronic collars, ear tags & buttons, ear notching, & microchips (horses = SQ neck).

freeze vs heat branding …

electronic microchips provide maximum security …

History … SLIDE 24 …

Horse pulse locations?

Facial artery = ventral mandible;

Transverse facial artery = 1 inch caudal to lateral canthus of the eye, just below the zygomatic arch;

Coccygeal

more pulse stuff … SLIDE 25

Normal equine TPR?

T = 99 to 101.5;

P = 28 to 44 bpm (foals at birth = 60 to 80 bpm);

R = 6 to 12 rpm.

arterial pulse location pics maybe …

maybe smth to explain where to listen for lung auscultation … see slide 32

Heart auscultation …

Equine abdominal auscultation …

Ruminant abdominal auscultation …

Mucus membranes …

What is toxic line?

Purple gum-line along the margins of teeth for a horse with endotoxemic shock.

Hydration …

Height & weight measurement … hands … SLIDE 44

rest of ppt …