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Chapter 20
Make Room for the Ruminants
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Ruminants
• Many of the anatomy and physiology concepts, as well as medical terms, related to ruminants have been covered in previous chapters– Ruminants are cud-chewing animals
that have forestomachs which allows for fermentation of ingesta
• Additional specific terms for ruminants can be found in this chapter
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Balling gun – tool used to
administer pills or magnets to livestock
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Chute – mechanical
device that is used to restrain cattle
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Cattle housing– feedlot– stanchion– hutch
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Rectal palpation– method of
determining pregnancy, phase of the estrous cycle, or disease process via insertion of a gloved arm into the rectum of the animal and feeling for a specific structure
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Tail jack – restraint
technique used in cattle in which the tailhead is grasped and raised vertically
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Udder terms – milk ducts– gland cistern– teat cistern– streak canal
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Docking – removal of the
distal portion of the tail
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Wattle – appendages
suspended from the head (usually the chin) in goats
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Examples of Specialized Ruminant Terms
• Fighting teeth– set of six teeth
in llamas that include an upper vestigial incisor and an upper and lower canine on each side
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More Medical Terms for Ruminants
• Additional terms for ruminants can be found in the text
• Review the Flash! CD program to make sure you understand these terms