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ch22 sheep breeds
Chapter 22 Sheep breed identification and production management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abscess | bacterial infection that causes pus to build up in a localized area |
| actinobacillosis | disease of the head and jjaw that causes tumor like lumps of yellow puss to buildup within the jaw, also called lumpy jaw |
| actinomycosis | bacterial infection of the head and neck lymph nodes and causes hard lesions to form over the tongue, also called wooden tongue |
| band | large group |
| blue tongue | virus spread by gnats that weakens the immune system and causes secondary infections to occur |
| butting | the action of using the head to hit an object or person |
| cervix | birth canal |
| chammy | by product of sheep skin used as a leather product for polishing |
| confinement method | system of raising sheep in an asept environment for human consumption purposes |
| contraction phase | second phase of the labor process that causes wave like motions in the uterus to move the fetus into the birth canal |
| dilate | to open, expand, or widen |
| dilation phase | first phase of the labor process causing the birth canal to open and expand |
| dock | tail area |
| drenching | method of giving medicine by mouth with a dose syringe to large numbers of animals |
| dystocia | difficult or abnormal birth |
| enterotoxemia | bacterial disease from overeating that causes toxins to build up within the rumen that are not absorbed by the body |
| ewe | the adult female sheep capable of reproduction |
| farm flock method | most popular sheep system that involves market lamb production for meat sources as the primary system and wool production as the secondary system |
| foot rot | bacterial condition of the hood that decays of damages the hoof tissue |
| herder | person in charge of a group of sheep |
| Johne's disease | digestive and intestinal condition that causes the intestinal wall to thicken |
| lamb | a young sheep under a year of age, also the meat from a young sheel under a year of age |
| lamb dysentery | bacterial diarrhea condition in newborn lambs |
| lamb feeding | specialized production system of raising lambs to weaning and then selling to feed lots |
| lambing | the labor process of sheep |
| mastitis | inflammation of the mammary glands |
| mutton | sheep meat from an animal over a year of age |
| orphaned lamb | young sheep that has lost its mother or been rejected by the mother and must be bottle fed |
| ovine | the veterinary term for sheep |
| polyarthritis | condition of young lambs that causes multiple joints to become inflammed and painful |
| purebred flock method | small production system that raises purebred sheep for reproductive purposes |
| ram | the adult male sheep capable of reproduction |
| range band method | raising large sheep herds on large amounts of land |
| retained placenta | fetal membranes of waste materials not passed from the uterus after the labor process |
| rump method | restraint method of placing a sheep on its hind end for handling |
| shearing | method of shaving wool from a sheep |
| soremouth | highly contagious viral disease that is zoonotic and causes lesions over the mouth and lips of sheep |
| wether | male castrated sheep |
| wool | soft fiber of sheep that acts as a coat |
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tromanczak
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