Breeds
The _______ breed of cattle was developed in England and brought to the United states in 1817. These Animals have red bodies with white faces. They are known for their foraging ability, vigor, hardiness, and quiet dispositions
Herefords
What connects muscle to bone?
Tendons
What is a female parent of an animal called?
Dam
If a calf has a rough hair coat, sunken eyes, and severe diarrhea, it is likely suffering from what?
Scours
It's July and your goat is panting in the stall. It's temperature is 103.
Turn on a fan and recheck temperature and if not better call your vet
The ____ sheep originated in Spain and is known for their fine wool. These sheep are white faced and can be polled or have long rolling horns.
Merino
What is the function of the circulatory system?
To transport nutrients, blood, and oxygen cells
What does “ADG” stand for in livestock management?
Average Daily Gain (weight gained per day)
What disease causes the udder to become hot, hard, and painful often resulting in abnormal milk?
Mastitis
You bring your show pig home one day in April and it's laid in the same corner of the barn and not ate or drank since you brought it home.
Give it 24 hours to adjust to a new environment by its self and if its not ate or drank within 24 hours seek help from your vet
The _____ chicken originated in Massachusetts, lays brown eggs, and is black and white in color.
Plymouth Rock
What is dystocia?
Difficult or Abnormal labor
What is the term for the period of time when an animal gives milk?
Lactation
You just bought new cows. They are limping and have developed a foul-smelling infection between the claws. What is most likely the disease?
Foot rot
Shortly after feeding your horse it starts coughing and blowing grain out of its nose and will not drink water.
It's choked, call the vet
This dairy goat breed originated in the US. They can be any color but are known for their tiny ears.
Lamancha
What are the three main types of muscles?
Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth
What is a common, non-deadly parasite control medication for livestock?
Dewormer
You are investigating a herd of sheep with a high abortion rate. The disease is zoonotic (can affect humans), often transmitted via raw milk or contact with birth fluids. What is this most likely?
Q fever or Brucellosis
You go to feed your show calf one morning and it has a squinty watery eye that appears cloudy.
It has pink eye, call the vet
The ______ ______ is a breed of pig with Danish origins. They are white with floppy ears. It is the 4th most common pig breed in the U.S.
American Landrace
Name the 4 quadrants of a ruminant stomach
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
What term defines a ruminant animal's act of bringing up undigested fiber from the rumen to be re-chewed?
Rumination (or "chewing the cud")
A contagious, chronic, and incurable bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. It primarily affects the small intestine of ruminants- cattle, sheep, and goats leading to severe diarrhea, extreme weight loss, and death.
Johne's Disease
Your sheep is holding up it's leg and not putting any weight on it.
This could be different things, so call the vet