| A | B |
|---|
| Meat goat from South Africa | Boer |
| Uses of goats: | meat, milk, goat packing, cart animals, pets, fiber |
| Life cycle of worms | eaten by animal, larvae passes thru the animal in feces |
| Forms of ID for animals | ear tags, tattoo, number on chain, chip in ear |
| what is a polled goat? | goat born without horns |
| Normal goat temp? | 102-104 degrees |
| What is bloat? | gas in the rumen |
| where is the coronet on a goat? | at the hoof hairline |
| 3 contagious diseases that goats have and can pass on to humans? | sore mouth, coccidiosis, ringworm |
| name of a castrated goat/lamb? | wether |
| What is urinary calculi? | kidney stones - metabolic imbalance |
| Signs of urinary calculi? | can't urinate, kicks at belly |
| What do you look for in a show animal? | structural correctness, muscle, volume and capacity, style and balance, growth potential |
| 2 diseases that kill most goats? | coccidiosis and pneumonia |
| What is IM? | Intra muscular - a show given in muscle |
| What is IV? | an injection given in the vein |
| What is a ruminant? | an animal that chews a cud |
| What is SQ? | an injection given under the skin |
| What is stillbirth? | a fetus born dead |
| What is a rumen? | The first stomach in the ruminant, stores roughage or forage while the contents are being digested |
| Colostrum | first milk-high in antibodies and protects the young from disease until they are old enough to produce their own antibodies |
| Parasite | an organism that lives on or within another animal |
| What blood cells help in the prevention of disease? | White blood cells (WBCs) |
| 2 parts of the central nervous system (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
| 2 functions of skin? | temperature regulation,protection of the internal organs |
| In sheep, what is known as the "hardware compartment" in the digestive system? | Reticulum |
| where are the testes located in a cryptorchid male? | in the abdominal cavity |
| What part of the stomach is most similar to the human stomach? | Abomasum (true stomach) |
| where is the poll located? | top of the head |
| how many teeth does a goat or sheep have? | NONE-have an upper pad, teeth are on the bottom |
| what is the function of the omasum? | water removal |
