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Goat Test 2
Infectious diseases, dairy, hoof trimming, first aid
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
11/19/2012

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Alpine
Definition
Common dairy breed, French Alps, large, upright ears
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Oberhasli
Definition
Medium size, red coloration, Swiss, rare in US but growing in popularity
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Saanen
Definition
big white goat with upright ears
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Toggenburg
Definition
gray-brown with with markings on face and hips
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LaMancha
Definition
American, large, tiny or lack of external ears
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Nubian
Definition
Roman noses, pendulous ears, Africa, loud voice, higher butter fat
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Nigerian Dwarf
Definition
miniature breed from west Africa, high butter fat
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New Zealand Kiko Goat
Definition
Meat, white, hardiness and resistance to parasites
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Tennessee Fainting Goat
Definition
myotonia ("fainting; legs are stiff but alert and can move head) autosomal dominant trait; well muscled rump
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Thrul
Definition
What the hip bone is called in some dairy breeds
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Dehorning in goats is called:
Definition
Disbudding
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Best lactations of a goat
Definition
3rd and 4th
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Three Fatty Acids in Goat Dairy Products
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Capric, Capylic, and Caproic
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Gestation Length of Goats
Definition
140-150 days (about 5 months)
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On an ultrasound: Black =
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Fluid
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On an ultrasound: Gray=
Definition
Soft Tissue
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On an ultrasound: White=
Definition
Gas or dense material
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Ultrasound probe emits sound waves at what frequency?
Definition
20KHz
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Pregnancy can be detected transrectally at ____ days
Definition
25
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Goat pregnancy can be detected transabdominally at ____ days
Definition
35
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Ataxia
Definition
tripping, clumsy behavior in goats; symptom of neurological disorders
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Polioencephalomalacia
Definition
causes apparent blindness in goats
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Normal PCV levels are:
Definition
Between 22-38
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Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE)
Definition
Retrovirius
Asymptomatic; chronic disease of the joints, pneumonia, mastitis, wasting
No cure
Not allowed on UMass campus
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Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL)
Definition
Peripheral swelling, rupture and draining pus from infected lymph nodes, weight loss, fever, death
High contagious
No cure
Serum testing- lower than 1:8 is positive
Not allowed on UMass campus
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Johne's Disease
Definition
Asymptomatic (up to 2 years), diarhea and rapid weight loss, unthrifty, weak, eventual wasting leading to death
Not allowed on UMass campus
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Listeriosis
Definition
Depression, decreased appetite, fever, abortion,
Zoonotic
Treatment: penicillin
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Sore Mouth (ORF, Contaious Ecthyma Contagious Pustular Dermatitis)
Definition
Lesions on mouth, lips, gums, face, ears, scrotum, teats, chest, flank
Highly contagious zoontoic disease
Vaccine available, no antibiotics
Clears up on its own in 2-4 weeks
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Scrapie
Definition
Prion disease
Weight loss, behavioral changes, lip smacking, loss of coordination, tremor, death
No treatment
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Tetanus
Definition
Stiffening and lack of coordination, lock jaw, erect ears and tails, inability to eat or drink
Will die due to asphyxiation due to respiratory paralysis
Treatment: vitamin C, penicillin, immunization, open would to air
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Toxoplasmosis
Definition
Symptoms: Fever, abortion, still birth, or weak babies
Transmission: cat feces on food substances, zoonotic highly contagious
Treatment: animals affected gain immunity, sulfadiazine and pyrimenthamine
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