Vet Science Final Study Guide

Parasites: 

  • Definitions: 

    • Host - endo vs. ecto

    • Parasite

    • Life cycle - direct & indirect

    • Transmission

  • Examples of organisms with indirect and direct life cycles. Know their intermediate hosts if they require one. 

  • Be able to explain why it’s important to know the life cycles of parasites

  • Know a couple ways parasites can be transmitted

  • Know how to prevent, diagnose, and treat common parasites and why it is important 

  • Understand research in this field and if it has been helpful or causes more issues 

  • Be able to explain the lifecycle of common parasites that we discussed in class 

  • Know information about your own parasite that you researched 

Animal Nutrition: 

  • Definitions: Nutrition

    • Feedstuff

    • Diet

    • Ration

    • DM

    • AF

    • Nutrient

    • Palatability

    • NEm

    • NEg

    • DE

    • NE

  • Be able to describe the process of digestion

  • Explain and provide examples of a ruminant and non-ruminant organism

    • Know the parts of the digestive systems for both 

  • Understand the 6 major nutrients, what they are made up of and their function

    • Micro vs. Macro minerals

  • Be able to describe the location and structure/function of the 4 compartments of a ruminant stomach

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  • Know the measurements needed for energy measurements and what we can find with those measurements

  • Understand the data charts on the “NE Reqs for Cattle” slide 

  • Be able to explain the importance of knowing energy requirements and building a diet based on the daily gain and energy 

  • Some math will be included! Graphs and all data will be provided. Know the why behind the calculations!!

Feedstuff Types

  • Provide basic definitions of feedstuff types

  • Know examples for each type of feedstuff

  • For those provided, know the general amount of nutrients compared to other feedstuffs

  • Know differences between cool and warm season grasses, their growth pattern and structure 

  • Be able to give examples of silage and know a bit about how the process works 

  • Provide a definition and examples of by-products, know where they came from and what they are fed to

Feed ID

  • Know characteristics of feedstuffs, general appearances (matching or something similar) 

    • must have correct wording for each feedstuff