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| Definition of Antemortem Inspection |
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Definition
| inspection of animal before death |
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Term
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Definition
| disease transmitted from animal to human |
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| Name 3 things identified for antemortem inspection |
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Definition
animals with disease or condition
animals treated with drugs
animals requiring special handling |
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| Define tag and describe problem associated |
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Definition
tag- combination of dirt and poop
may contaminate carcass (ie ecoli) |
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| define postmortem inspection |
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Definition
| examine carcass after death of animal |
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what is examined during postmortem inspection in general?
(ie name general parts of body and what is generally examined) |
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Definition
Body parts:
head and lymph nodes
thoracic, abdominal viscera and lymph nodes
exposed parts of carcass
Look for:
contamination with dirt of feces
lesions (ie tumors)
lymph noes for disease |
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Definition
filter and destroy bacteria
and
prevent spread of diease |
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Term
| normal lymph vrs bacterially infected lymph |
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Definition
normal: pale brown and compact
bacterial: swollen and discoloured |
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what are postmortem inspectors specifically looking for for:
head, lungs, liver, and heart |
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Definition
head- cysticercus bovis (tape worm)
lungs- pneumonia
liver- abscesses and parasites
heart- cysticercus bovis and worms |
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*****THIS IS IMPORTANT******
composition of 550kg steer |
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Definition
60% carcass
10% gut fill
7.3% hide
7.2% inedible organs
6.0% head, tail, feet
2.4% diaphragm and visceral fat
1.6% edible organs |
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| After the animal dies, describe what happens in terms of homeostatsis |
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Definition
| Enzymes continue to be active and attempt to achieve homeostasis |
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Term
| name 5 changes seen in domesticated food animals selective breeding has caused: |
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Definition
strucuture
function
productivity
carcass quality
eating quality |
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Term
Bos primigenius is predecessor of?
and originated where? |
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Definition
predecessor of todays Bos taurus
originated from Europe |
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Bos longifron evolved from?
what did fossil evidence tell us about Bos longifron? |
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Definition
evolved from Bos primigenius
fossils told us were first domesticated cattle |
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| first domesticated cattle? |
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Definition
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Bos nomadicus is predecessor of?
related how to Bos Taurus? |
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Definition
predecessor of zebu (bos indicus)
was crossed with Bos Taurus |
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Term
| name 4 characteristics of the Bos nomadicus that are also african characteristics. |
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Definition
- Prominent shoulder hump of muscle supported by dorsal spines and vertebrates
- long face with drooping ears
- prominent dewlap
- heat and fly resistant cattle
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bos nomadicus:
DNA similar to?
but resmebles?
and originates where? |
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Definition
DNA similar to Bos taurus
Resemble bos indicus
originate from India |
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