Anatomy Terms
Cattle
Dairy
Poultry
Health& Management
100

 Term meaning "toward the head" of an animal.

What is Cranial

100

Which breed below is primarily a beef breed? 

Options: Holstein; Beef; Angus; Shorthorn

What is angus

100

Identify the dairy breed: black-and-white spotted cow

What is Holstein

100

The fleshy skin hanging below a chicken’s beak is called the: (Options: Wattle; Comb; Sickle; Gizzard)

What is the Wattle

100

 Name three general indicators that an animal is sick

What is:

 loss of appetite, lethargy, abnormal discharge, coughing, fever, diarrhea

200

Term meaning "toward the tail" of an animal

What is caudal

200

What do you call a female that has not had a calf?

 Options: Heifer; Bull; Steer; Cow

What is a heifer

200

 Define "lactation period" to its definition below: 

        Pounds of milk cow produces

        Span of time that a cow is giving milk

        Castrated dairy male

       Female that has not borne an offspring

What is: Span of time cow gives milk

200

 A young female chicken that hasn’t started laying eggs is called a: (Options: Hen; Pullet; Chick; Hatchling

What is a pullet

200

List four prevention strategies to reduce animal illness on a farm

What is:

vaccination, good nutrition, clean housing, biosecurity/quarantine, regular veterinary care, parasite control.

300

Term meaning "toward the back (upper side)

What is dorsal

300

What is a mature intact male cattle used for breeding called? 

Options: Heifer; Bull; Steer; Cow

What is a bull

300

identify "brisket" 

What is F

300

Chickens bred primarily for meat are called: (Options: Broilers; Meat; Layers; Ornamental)

What is broilers

300

What is hardware disease and one prevention method?

What is ingestion of metal objects causing reticuloperitonitis in cattle; 

prevention = use of magnets in reticulum, remove metal hazards, proper feed management. 

400

 What term describes the front of the head or snout area

What is Rostal

400

 A commission agent charges 3.5% per cattle sold . If market price is $22 per lbs and a cow weighs 950 lbs, what is the seller's fee at 3.5%? (Show calculation.)

 Sale price = 2×950=1900; 

fee = 0.035×1900=66.50. → $66.50

400

What is pasteurization and how does it differ from homogenization?

What is: Pasteurization = heating milk to kill pathogens; Homogenization = mechanical processing to break fat globules so fat stays suspended 

400

 A hen typically lays an egg every: (Options: 2 days; 10–15 hours; 30–40 hours; 23–27 hours)

What is 23-27 hours

400

List three injection routes used in livestock and indicate where each is administered

What is  IM = muscle (neck for cattle/pigs); SQ = under skin (behind shoulder/neck); IV = vein (jugular for cattle/goats).) 

500

Short answer — Explain the difference between anterior/posterior and dorsal/ventral?

What is anterior = toward head, posterior = toward tail; dorsal = back/upper side, ventral = belly/underside


500

 List the top five USDA beef quality grades in order from highest to lowest.

Prime; Choice; Select; Standard; Commercial

500

Describe mastitis: definition, whether it is zoonotic (Yes/No), and define "zoonotic".

Mastitis = inflammation/infection of the mammary gland; not typically zoonotic; zoonotic = disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans.

500

Define the follow terms: chick, cockerel, capon, rooster, pullet, hen, flock, poult.

 What is:

chick = young chicken

cockerel = young male chicken

 capon = castrated male

 rooster = adult male

 pullet = young female

hen = adult female

flock = group of chickens

500

With the provided label, answer: name, species usage, calculate dose for 300-lb cattle using provided dosing instructions, duration of administration, route of administration

Name: Omnibiotic

Species Usage: Cattle- Bronchitis, foot rot, lepto, mastitis, metritis, pneumonia, wound infections  

      Swine- erysipelas, pneumonia

       Sheep- Foot rot, pneumonia, mastitis

Dosage:6ml

Duration: 1-2 days AFTER symptoms disappear

Admin Route: IM