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Food Animal Orientation
Sandra Brown Wiltshire, LVT, CVPM
Reference Sites
Livestock breeds: www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds
Horse Coat Colors:www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/~lvmillion/coatcolor/coatclr3.html
Week 2--Lecture
Bovine/Caprine/Ovine/Porcine/Poultry Terminology
Management Systems
Products
Economics
Role of the Veterinarian
Most producers vaccinate, deworm, castrate, dehorn, inseminate, medicate and perform surgical procedures on their livestock.
The role of the veterinarian is often that of consultant or specialist.
Production Animal Philosophy
The bottom line is the bottom line.
There is no such thing as a ‘pet’ steer.
TerminologyBovine
Cow
Bull
Calf
Calve
Heifer
Steer
Polled
Shrink
Freshen
Terminology
PorcineSow
Gilt
Boar
Pig
Barrow
Farrow
Terminology
CaprineDoe
Buck
Kid
Wether
Terminology
OvineEwe
Ram
Lamb
Wether
Mutton
Poultry Terminology
Chicken
Chick
Pullet
Hen
Cockerel
Cock/Rooster
Capon
Economics
Cost/benefit ratio—If the cost of medical care exceeds the potential return on investment then it is not a viable option.
Production animal medicine requires an understanding of the fluidity of the animal production industry
Beef Cattle
Angus
Beef Cattle
Hereford
Beef Cattle
Charolais
Beef Cattle
Chianina
Beef Cattle
Shorthorn
Beef Cattle
Simmental
Beef Cattle
Texas Longhorn
Beef Cattle
Zebu
Beef Cattle
Santa Gertrudis
Dairy Cattle
Holstein
Dairy Cattle
Guernsey
Dairy Cattle
Jersey
Dairy Cattle
Brown Swiss
Dairy Cattle
Milking Shorthorn
Swine
Berkshire
Swine
Chester White
Swine
Duroc
Swine
Hampshire
Swine
Landrace
Swine
Yorkshire
Swine
Pot Bellied Pig
Sheep
Merino
Sheep
Rambouillet
Sheep
Corriedale
Sheep
Suffolk
Sheep
Romney
Sheep
Cheviot
Sheep
Dorset
Dairy goats
Alpine
Dairy Goats
LaMancha
Dairy Goats
Nubian
Dairy Goats
Oberhasli
Dairy Goats
Saanen
Dairy Goats
Toggenberg
Meat Goats
Boer
Meat Goats
Spanish
Fiber Goats
Angora
Fiber Goats
Cashmere
Poultry—Egg laying
Rhode Island Red--brown eggs
Note: Eggshell color is determined by the breed of the hen.
Note: There is no nutritional difference between white and brown eggs
Poultry—Egg laying
White Leghorn—white eggs, most common breed
Poultry—Meat Breeds
Plymouth Rock
Poultry—Meat Breeds
Cornish
Note: Most chicken available in grocery store is a cross between Plymouth Rock and Cornish
Note: Rock Cornish Game Hen is young broiler
Identification of Herd Animals
Ear Tags+/- Insect Control
Semi-permanent
Identification of Herd Animals
Ear NotchingRight ear—Litter Number
Left ear—Pig Number
Identification of Herd Animals
Tattoos/Brands
Identification of Herd Animals
Sales ring hip tag
Identification of Herd Animals
Paint Stick
Identification of Herd Animals
Chin Ball Marker
Kamar Patch
Identification of Food Animals
Leg Band
