Common Animal Diseases
What are three out of five examples of pathogens?
Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, Fungi, Protozoa
Are large, multi-cellular organisms which include lungworms, round worms, tape worms etc.
Helminths
Is the surgical removal of horns and horn-producing tissues.
Dehorning
This is a common ID practice in all livestock animals.
Ear Tagging
Includes detection of diseased animals or contaminated meat, assurance of clean, sanitary handling and preparation of meat, minimizing contamination of meat, and prevention of false labeling.
Meat Inspection
This disease can occur in all ruminants and it refers to rapid fermentation, producing excess gas or foam in the rumen.
Bloat
What is roundworm?
An internal parasite that can reduce growth rates and increase disease susceptibility. These infections can lead to diarrhea, weight loss, and anemia.
Is the process of removing testicles.
Castrating
This is used to identify pigs and usually performed on piglets and consists of a v shaped cut in the ear.
Ear Notching
Was established and is administrated by the United States Department of Agriculture. It is an evaluation of factors that affect palatability of meat.
Quality Grading
This disease is serious and often fatal caused by low levels of magnesium in the blood primarily affecting cattle and sheep.
Grass Tetany
What are protozoans?
Microscopic, single-celled organisms
The removal of most of an animals tail.
Tail Docking
This ID system imprints a number into the skin of the animal with permanent ink.
Tattooing
Name the quality grades for young beef.
Prime, Choice, Select, Standard
What is White Muscle Disease?
A condition caused by deficiencies of selenium and/or vitamin E, leading to muscle degeneration.
Symptoms of this external parasite include raised bumps on the back, presence of flies, and irritated cattle. Scientific names include Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis.
Cattle Grubs
This procedure should be done on a piglet within 24 hours of birth. It helps reduce trauma to sows' teats and other piglets.
Teeth Clipping
Kills cells which produce color pigment in hair follicles and will create and scar.
Freeze Branding
Name the Quality grades for old beef.
Commercial, Utility, Cutter, Canner
What is coccidiosis?
A parasitic disease of the intestinal tract causing diarrhea that can become bloody in severe cases.
Symptoms of this external parasite include weight loss, lesions, infection, and painful bites. It affects all species and can transmit diseases. Scientific name Haematobia irritans.
Horn Flies
This procedure involves puncturing an abscess to release fluid. It removes harmful bacteria which causing infection within the body.
Lancing
Draw a picture of a pig and correctly number the pigs litter numbers and pig numbers. Identify which ear is which and notch it with the number 24-4.
Right ear= Litter Number (24)
Left ear= Pig number (4)
Correct Numbers: right: 81, 9, 27, 3, 1
Left: 27,9,3,1
Are an estimate of the percentage of carcass weight as boneless, closely trimmed retail cuts from the round, loin, rib and chuck. Rated numerically from 1 to 5.
Yield Grades