Lactation
First milk produced that is higher in immune factors (antibodies)
colostrum
What is a deviation from normal health; marked by physiological, anatomical, or chemical changes in the animal's body.
disease
What factors are used to determine USDA Beef Quality Grades?
Maturity and Marbling
Sheep/goats have how many functional teats?
Who inspects livestock and carcasses for meat safety and wholesomeness
FSIS
Typical lactation period for a dairy cow
305 days
Type of disease that results from injury, genetic defect, ingestion of toxic materials, or poor nutrition
noninfectious disease
1-5
The hormone responsible for milk letdown?
Oxytocin
Which USDA Beef Quality Grade has the least amount of marbling
standard
Which dairy breed is black & white spotted and produces the most milk/cow/year
Holstein
Way of acquiring immunity by transfer of antibodies to an animal from its mother (through placenta or colostrum)
Passive Immunity
The protein in meat that gives it the red color
Myoglobin
Jersey
What type of vaccine provides extended protection from disease but is not safe to administer to pregnant animals
modified live
Disorder in dairy cattle that occurs shortly after calving resulting from sudden loss of Calcium in the milk is called
Milk Fever
Infectious disease
A carcass is determined to be either lamb or mutton based upon
the presence of break join
The passageway for milk out of the teat is the
streak canal
Why is the term for heating milk at a very high temperature for a short period of time to destroy bacteria?
Pasteurize
Cells that produce milk
Alveoli
Best spot of injections in cattle and horses
middle of the neck
Which USDA Poultry Grade is the only grade seen in retail markets?
A
Somatic cell count is a measure of what in the milk?
bacterial infection
Small white clots in the milk, hot swollen udders, blood in the milk, and high somatic cell count are all clinical signs of what?
mastitis