Module 7

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Module 7 Animal Management
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Management Interactions
Housing
Transport
Feed
Milk
Farm Manager Animal Animal Herd/Flock
Health Vaccinate Treatment
Reproduction Estrus AI, ET Birth
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Management Practices

• Animal ID
• Ear tag/notches
• Leg/wing bands
• Brands (freeze/hot iron)
• Tatoos
• e-chips

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Management Practices

• Improve Health
• Tail docking (sheep/cattle)
• Remove supernumerary teats
• Hoof trimming

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Management Practices

• Desired Growth Rate/Meat Characteristics
• Castration/Caponization
• Estrus Suppression
• - Feedlots
• - Heifers
• - MGA (Melengestoral acetate)
• - ADG ? 3-5
• - Feed Efficiency ? 4-8

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Management Practices

• Minimize Fighting/Injury
• Castration
• Dehorning/Disbudding
• - Horn
• - Surrounding musk glands (Goat)
• Debeaking (poultry/birds)
• Toe clipping (turkey poults)
• Wattle removal (poultry, goats)
• Dubbing (poultry/birds)
• - Removal of comb
• Desnooding (turkeys)

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PARTS OF THE TURKEY TOM (MALE)
Nostril
Eye
Beak
Ear Opening
Snood
Throat Wattle
Wing Coverts
Caruncles
Secondary and Primary Wing Feathers
Beard
Breast
Hock
Tail
Shank
Spur
Toenail
Toes
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PARTS OF THE ROOSTER CHICKEN (MALE)
Blade
Eye
Points of Comb
Ear Opening
Single Comb
Saddle
Nostril
Ear Lobe
Main Tail Feathers
Back
Beak
Wattles
Cape
Hackle
Greater Sickles
Lesser Sickles
Wing Bow
Wing Bar
Saddle Feathers
Breast
Wing Bay (Secondaries)
Keel
Thigh
Hock
Primaries or Flight Features
Shank
Spur
Toes
Toenails
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TYPES OF COMBS
Single Comb
Pea Comb
Rose Comb
Wattles
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EFFECT OF DOCKING METHOD ON PLASMA CORTISOL
19.0
16.0
Cortisol ng/ml
13.0
10.0
7.0
4.0
1.0
4.0
7.0
10.0
13.0
16.0
19.0
22.0
Knife
Elastrator
Time After Docking, Days
Not Docked
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Effect of Docking on Plasma Cortisol in Lambs
20
Cortisol ng/ml
15
10
Docked
5
Control
(PDocking
0
-15
0
15
30
1
2
4
8
1
5
10
15
20
min
h
days
Time
12
Effect of Dehorning on Plasma Cortisol in Calves
30
Handling
Electrical
Buddex
20
Cortisol ng/ml
10
Dehorning
0
15
30
45
1
2
3
4
8
12
pen chute
5
min
hr
Post-dehorning
13
Effect of Dehorning by Day on Plasma Cortisol in
Calves
30
Day 1
Day 2
20
Day 4
Cortisol ng/ml
10
Dehorning
0
pen chute
5
15
30
45
1
2
3
4
8
12
min
hr
Time
14
Effect of Dehorning by Horn Bud on Plasma
Cortisol in Calves
30
20
Cortisol ng/ml
Left Horn Bud
Right Horn Bud
10
Dehorning
0
5
15
30
45
1
2
3
4
8
12
pen chute
min
hr
Time