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abomasum: (fourth chamber in the stomach and the only one that is a) true stomach
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back grounding system: growing calves to enter a feedlot at another location
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beef cattle production systems: cow-calf operations, back grounding systems, feedlots
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Bovinae genus: Bos
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Bovinae species (B. p.): taurus (European), indicus (India)
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calf management procedures: branding, dehorn (done b4 2 months), castrate (done @2-3 days), deworming, vaccinations (start @8weeks)
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calf vaccination: 8 weeks
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castrated male: steer
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chronic wasting disease: Johne's Disease
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cow-calf production: adult beef cattle kept to raise calves for sale in other states
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culling: removing animals from a herd (that are not as productive or desirable as the others in the herd)
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deficiency of magnesium: Grass Tetany (hypomagnesemia)
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digestive system: ruminant
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disease localizes in the reproductive organs: Brucellosis
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endoparasites: flukes (flatworm), lungworms (roundworm), threadworms (strongyloides papillosus, pin/roundworm) (toxocara vitulorum (roundworm), trichuris (whipworm), nematodirus helvetianus (roundworm), tapeworms, stomach worms
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feedlot: type of animal feeding operation (AFO) which is used for finishing (fattening) livestock (prior to slaughter.)
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female calf (until she has a calf): heifer
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fingerlike projections of the stomach: papillae
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gestation period: 9 months
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intact males: bull
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low blood calcium levels: Milk Fever (hypocalcemia)
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main ingredient of milk: water
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male calf: bull calf
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most frequently encountered toxicoses: lead, organophosphates and carbamates
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naturally dehorned: polled
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number of teats: 32
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omasum: third chamber in the stomach absorbs water (dehydration area, removes 60-70% of the water)
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reticulum: second chamber in the stomach prevents indigestible objects from entering the stomach (has "honeycomb" pattern on its inner surface)
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rumen: first and largest chamber in the stomach where micro organisms break down feed (develops last and is the reason for easy absorption of newborns colostrum)
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stimulates the let down of milk: Oxytocin
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time used to rid meat of antibiotics: withdrawal period
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toxic flowering bush: lantana
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toxic plant that causes diarrhea: crotalaria
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TPR: 100.4-102.8, 60-70, 18-28
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transmitted via contaminated meat and bone meal (BSE): Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
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two ectoparasites: cattle grub (fly), Lice (horseflies, deerflies, stable flies, horn flies)
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upper respiratory infection (IBR): infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
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upper teeth: dental pad
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vaccines available: bovine; herpesvirus, parainfluenza virus, viral diarrhea virus, viral pneumonia (blackleg, e. coli, leptospirosis, louping III, lungworm, pasteurella, rotavirus, salmonella, tetanus, ...)
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vitamin B deficiency: Metabolic Bone Disease