2 Livestock Management Midterm
57 flashcards · Other · by Emma Yarbrough
Vision in animals
most prominent of the senses governing behavior of grazing animals
Swine Respiratory rate:
16
Cattle Respiratory Rate:
30
Parainfluenza3 transmission:
airborne feed water equipment
Parainfluenza3 symptoms:
nasal discharge mild cough fever depression
Parainfluenza3 prevention:
PI3 vaccination
Which cattle breed is ranked 2nd in milk production (volume) in US?
Brown Swiss
Brown Swiss color:
mousy brown or tan color; black hooves & muzzle
Brown Swiss temperament:
docile
How much do Brown Swiss cows typically weigh?
up to 1,500 lbs
Brown Swiss origin:
valleys and mountain slopes of Switzerland
Morbidity rates are highly correlated with economic losses from:
mortality medicine and labor premature culling
Foal Heart Rate Range:
80-120
smell in animals:
becomes dominant when male is looking for female in estrus
Cattle Rectal Temp:
101.5*F
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) Transmission:
infected animals air feed water equipment shows clothes
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) virus:
herpes virus
Foal Respiratory Rate Range:
24-40
Blackleg prevention:
calfhood vaccination (w/ booster) at 2-3 months of age (recommended revaccination ~ 4 weeks later)
Left Ear Notching:
individual piglet number
Leptospirosis transmission:
venereal transmission common (natural mating) also urine, placental fluid, and milk transmission
Kiko goats characteristics:
developed in New Zealand the Maori word "kiko" meaning flesh or meat
Goats & Sheep Bree
Boer goats, Kiko goats, Dorper sheep
Right Ear Notching:
litter number
Horse heart rate range:
28-44
Bovine Leukosis Virus:
Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) AKA bovine leukemia
IBR conjunctival form symptoms:
inflamed conjunctiva with discharge
Leptospirosis prevention:
vaccination of breeding animals annually and sanitation
Swine Breeds:
Yorkshire Duroc Hampshire Chester White
Foal Rectal Temperature Range:
99.5-102*F
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis forms:
respiratory conjunctival reporductive
Dairy cattle breeds:
holstein jersey brown swiss
Cattle Heart rate:
50
Farrowing crate dimmensions:
2x7 feet
IBR reproductive form symptoms:
ulcerated pustules affecting vulva/vagina & penis/prepuce
horse rectal temp range:
99.5 - 101.5*
Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) prevention:
vaccination
horse respiratory rate range:
12-24
swine heart rate:
60
bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) transmission:
spread by contact, vector transmission
Killed vaccine:
contain small inactivated pieces of a virus that will not replicate, no cell-mediated immunity most require two doses
modified live vaccines:
contains viruses that reproduce in the body, but not aggressively enough to cause the disease many require only a single dose
BRD Prevention:
starts with vaccination and weaning before sale
Swine rectal temp:
102.5*F
Blackleg treatment:
penicillin
bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) treatment:
antibiotics, sulfa drugs
horse rectal temp range:
99.5 - 101.5*F
Which dairy cattle breed is the largest in mature size?
holstein
Holstein color patterns:
black and white or red & white
Which dairy cattle breed has the highest yield of milk/cow/year?
Holstein
Which dairy cattle breed has the largest number ever recorded?
Holstein
Holstein origin:
Europe, with major developments of the breed in the Netherlands
Jersey origins:
Island of Jersey, island in the English Channel
Which dairy cattle breed secretes milk with the highest percent of butterfat?
Jersey
Which diary breed is the smallest?
Jersey
Jersey adaptations:
adapted to a wide range of climatic and geographical conditions
Jersey coloring:
characteristic color is golden fawn with or without white markings