Basic Animal Science
This animal has the shortest gestation. Name the animal and the time of gestation.
What is a chicken at 22 days?
the term for a castrated male horse
What is a gelding?
Name the true stomach for the ruminant.
What is the abomasum?
This device is used to sync estrus in cattle.
What is CIDR?
These are the three groups of helminths.
What are nematodes, cestodes, and trematodes
Describe the gestation period.
What is the time from conception to birth?
Term that describe region towards the tail in anatomical terms.
What is caudal?
the common name for the mass in their cud
What is the bolus?
The hormone that is often used in synchronization protocols for livestock
What is progesterone?
The internal parasite also known as Ascaris.
What is roundworms?
The term for giving birth.
What is Parturition?
term describes the back of the body in anatomical location
What is dorsal?
part of the digestive tract does microbial digestion mainly occur in horses
What is the cecum?
This process is able to make females ovulate at the same time.
What is estrus synchronization?
This external parasite can cause the spread of diseases like Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
What are mosquitos?
the term for the first milk produced by mammals that is crucial for newborns
What is colostrum?
The part of the skin that houses the hair follicle.
What is the dermis?
The organ that is primarily responsible for food prehension in cows
What is the tongue?
This breeding technique utilizes gene banking.
What is cloning?
The scientific name for the barber pole worm
What is Haemonchus contortus?
the two main groups that cattle are divided into
What are Bos Taurus and Bos Indicius?
term refers to the external portion of the ear in livestock
What is auricle?
The main difference between monogastrics and ruminants
What is monogastrics are simple stomach, while ruminants have 4 chambers?
This is a cellular way to show an animal has ovulated?
What is the corpus lutea (CL)?
This parasite causes raised bumps along the back due to flies.
What is cattle grubs?