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Handling/Restraint
Animal Handling and Restraint Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an Acrylic Rodent Restrainer and what is it used for? | Used for rat and mouse venipuncture, it is a clear plastic tube with holes drilled into it that holds a small rodent |
| What is a Bull Staff? | Restraint equipment for cattle that consists of a long handled metal rod with a hook at one end that clips to the nose ring, helping to restrain the head |
| What is a Casting Rope used for? | To place an enclosed animal on its side |
| What is a Cat Bag? | Restraint device designed to enclose a cats body while providing access to treatment sites |
| What is a Catching Hook? | A hook, usually about 5 inches long attached to a long handled pole for catching chickens and turkeys |
| What is a Catching Net? | A net usually attached to the end of a long handled wooden pole, used to remove individual birds from a flock |
| What is a Cattle Chute? | A cattle examination area large enough to hold just one animal, often with poles for cross-tying and an opening to hold its head in place |
| Where is the Cephalic Vein? | Venipuncture site along the front of the foreleg |
| What is a Chain Shank? | Long leather lead or rope with about a 2 foot length of chain and a snap hook at one end, used to distract a horse |
| What is a Chain Twitch? | A horse restraint, usually composed of a long wooden handle with a loop of stainless steel chain at one end, designed to distract a horse by stimulating its nerves |
| What is Chemical Restraint? | Use of sedatives, tranquilizers, or anesthetics on an animal |
| What is a Cross-Tie? | Restraint method that restricts an animals side to side head movement by tying 2 ropes to opposite sides of the halter and then to 2 cross-tie rings on opposite sides of the barn |
| What is the Fetal Hold? | Technique of grabbing a cat by the scruff of the neck |
| What are Foreceps commonly used for? | Instrument which grasps small rodents and allows for their transport from cage to cage |
| What is a Halter? | Gear composed of a noseband and a throatlash that encircles the head of a large animal allowing a lead to be attached for restraint |
| What is a Head Snare? | Long metal or heavy duty plastic tubular handle with a thick retractable wire inside, forming a large loop, designed to be pulled out, slipped over an animals head and tightened |
| What is a Hobble? | Leather strap fastened around an animals legs to restrict their movement |
| What is a Hurdle? | Flat, shield-like piece of plastic or plywood used to direct a group of pigs into an enclosure |
| Where is the Jugular? | Venipuncture site on the front of the neck |
| What is Lateral Recumbency/Reclining Restraint? | Animal restrained and stretched out on its side |
| What is a Lead? | Guide leash made of leather or rope which attaches to a halter and allows you to hold an animal in place or guide its direction |
| What is Manual Restraint? | Using your hands to hold the animal in the desired position |
| What is Mechanical Restraint? | Use of equipment like leashes, collars, restraint bags, and poles on an animal |
| What are Milking Hobbles? | 2 Metal bands connected by a chain, used to prevent a cow from kicking |
| What is a Muzzle? | Any device applied around an animals nose and mouth to prevent the animal from biting |
| Where is the Nasal Septum? | Tissue between the nostrils |
| What is a Nose Lead? | Large metal tongs with large ball shaped ends designed for cattle to hold their heads in place |
| What does Occlude mean? | To block or hold off a vein by pressing on it with your finger allowing blood to pool in the vein |
| What is a Pig Catcher? | Long handled large clamp with a rope that holds the ends of the clamps shut |
| What are Restraint Gloves? | Heavy gauntlet-type gloves used to handle cats, made of leather too thick for cats to bite through |
| What is a Rope Twitch? | Device like a chain twitch only made of rope |
| Where is the Saphenous Vein? | Venipuncture site on the outer surface of the hind leg |
| What is a Slip Leash? | Leash of flat or braided nylon with a ring at one end, designed to tighten momentarily the way a training collar does |
| What is a Snubbing Rope? | Rope with a loop at one end, tied with a slip knot so that the loop can be tightened, designed to restrain a captured pigs head |
| What is a Stanchion? | An opening at the end of a cattle chute that holds the head in place |
| What is Sternal Recumbancy? | Animal is placed on its sternum at the edge of the table with its forelegs extending off the table |
| What are Stocks? | Narrow enclosures that partially immobilize a horse for treatment |
| What is Tail Jacking? | Used to prevent the animal from kicking, it involves lifting the tail up in line with the animals spine to prevent fracturing the vertebrae |
| What is Tail Tying? | Technique that involves tying an animals tail out of the way |
| What is a Training Collar? | Stainless steal links with a ring at each end, forming a dog collar designed to tighten momentarily with a short firm tug |
| What is Venipuncture? | Puncturing a vein to collect blood, administer medication or pass a catheter |
| What is a V-Trough? | V-Shaped trough usually made of plywood used to restrain a pig on its back |
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Misty Lynn
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