What is the disease called that cows get from swallowing metal?
Hardware disease
The first site of ingestion
Mouth
What is the Capital City of Australia?
Canberra
Why does bloat become life-threatening so quickly?
Gas cannot escape from the rumen, pressure builds up, and the animal can die rapidly.
Which AFL Team does Mr Cullen Barrack for?
Lions
The third chamber of a ruminants stomach. Has many layers, called the Manyplies.
What is omasum
A cow has recently been moved onto a high-grain diet. She now has diarrhoea, seems weak, and is off her feed.
What disease is most likely and why?
Acidosis.
Because too much grain lowers rumen pH and makes it too acidic.
What is the formula for speed?
Speed = Distance / Time
What are two common causes of nutritional disease in livestock?
Missing nutrients, mineral imbalances, or sudden diet changes
What is the only fruit that has its seed on the outside?
Strawberry
What is the name of chewed thrown up food
What is cud?
A farmer wants to reduce nutritional diseases across the herd.
List three management strategies that would prevent many of the conditions discussed.
provide balanced diets
introduce feed changes slowly
supply mineral supplements
vaccinate where required
maintain good general management.
What is the largest Organ is the human body?
Skin