Handbook Of Livestock Management

by Battaglia, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780131189331
• ISBN10: 0131189336
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-21
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Discusses a wide range of species and topics, showing step-by-step how to perform the skills and techniques essential for those in animal management. Taking a hands-on approach, it reflects the authorrs"s authoritative experience and emphasizes how to maintain and maximize an animalrs"s well-being and productivity. Over 800 illustrations, external parts and skeletal drawings, and new photographs offer readers a close look at each species and each livestock management technique.Features chapters on beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, livestock restraint and herd health. Covers all aspects of each species from breeding and conception through their complete lifecycle. Recommends techniques that are best for both the livestock manager and the animal. Provides cautionary notes at appropriate danger points with each step-by-step procedure. Follows a predictable format that includes an introduction to each technique, lists of necessary equipment, a discussion of required restraint, cautionary notes at appropriate danger points, a description of the normal recovery sequence, and a discussion of postprocedural management. Excellent for those involved in livestock management.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xiii
About the Author	xiv
Livestock Restraint Techniques
Introduction	1	(1)
Types of Restraint	2	(1)
Working with Rope	3	(24)
Cattle Restraint	27	(9)
Swine Restraint	36	(5)
Horse Restraint	41	(9)
Sheep Restraint	50	(7)
Goat Restraint	57	(6)
Beef Cattle Management Techniques
Introduction	63	(2)
Identification	65	(6)
Orphan Calf Care	71	(2)
Milking	73	(1)
Implanting	73	(3)
Pasture Breeding	76	(3)
Sorting	79	(2)
Castration	81	(6)
Weighing	87	(2)
Weaning	89	(2)
Branding	91	(4)
Clipping	95	(3)
Body Condition Scoring	98	(4)
Beef Quality Assurance	102	(7)
Cattle Management Techniques
Introduction	109	(1)
Approaching, Catching, and Haltering	110	(2)
Training (Breaking) to Lead	112	(2)
Washing	114	(2)
Moving Cattle	116	(2)
Loading and Transporting	118	(3)
Heat Detection	121	(7)
Artificial Insemination	128	(5)
Estrus Synchronization	133	(5)
Pregnancy Examination	138	(5)
Normal Calving	143	(3)
Abnormal (Assisted) Calving	146	(7)
Neonatal Care	153	(4)
Stomach Tubing	157	(3)
Treatment of Bloat	160	(3)
Dehorning	163	(4)
Bolusing and Drenching	167	(2)
Control of Internal Parasites	169	(4)
Control of External Parasites	173	(4)
Treatment of Ringworm	177	(1)
Treatment of Pinkeye	177	(2)
Hoof Trimming	179	(7)
Control of Foot Rot	186	(3)
Dairy Cattle Management Techniques
Introduction	189	(2)
Identification	191	(4)
Natural Breeding	195	(2)
Dry Cow Care	197	(2)
Care of the Young Dairy Calf	199	(3)
Clipping	202	(3)
Training to Milk	205	(2)
Milking	207	(3)
Mastitis Treatment	210	(2)
Mastitis Prevention	212	(2)
Downer Cows	214	(2)
Euthanasia	216	(2)
Removal of Supernumerary Teats	218	(2)
Weaning and Training to Drink and Eat	220	(2)
Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cows	222	(7)
Swine Management Techniques
Characteristics of Swine	229	(1)
Housing of Swine	230	(1)
Heat Detection: Test Mating	231	(3)
Diagnosis of Pregnancy	234	(1)
Farrowing	235	(5)
Navel Cord Care	240	(1)
Clipping Needle Teeth	241	(2)
Tail Docking	243	(1)
Iron Injections	244	(2)
Ear Notching	246	(3)
Ear Tagging	249	(1)
Branding	250	(1)
Tattooing	251	(2)
Castration	253	(3)
Washing Swine and Equipment	256	(2)
Ringing	258	(1)
Removal of Tusks from Boars	259	(2)
Cooling Swine	261	(3)
Internal and External Parasite Control	264	(3)
Training, Grooming, and Exhibiting Swine	267	(3)
Weighing Pigs	270	(2)
Moving or Transporting Pigs on the Farm	272	(3)
Transporting Pigs off the Farm	275	(2)
Backfat and Loin Muscle Determinations	277	(3)
Artificial Insemination in Swine	280	(2)
Assuring Quality Pork	282	(3)
Horse Management Techniques
Introduction	285	(2)
Approaching, Catching, and Haltering	287	(3)
Leading	290	(1)
Tying	291	(4)
Grooming	295	(4)
Picking Up and Cleaning Feet	299	(3)
Thinning and Shortening Manes and Tails	302	(4)
Clipping	306	(7)
Bathing	313	(1)
Sheath and Genital Cleaning	314	(1)
Wrapping the Tail	315	(2)
Wrapping Legs	317	(2)
Trimming Hooves	319	(4)
Shoe Removal	323	(2)
Emergency Shoe Replacement	325	(4)
Aging Horses by Their Teeth	329	(1)
Tooth Care	330	(8)
Measuring Height	338	(1)
Identification	339	(3)
Taking the Horse's Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration	342	(2)
Passing the Stomach Tube	344	(2)
Saddling	346	(2)
Bridling	348	(3)
Cleaning and Preservation of Leather	351	(2)
Loading	353	(4)
Trailering (Hauling) Horses	357	(2)
Breeding Horses	359	(4)
Foaling	363	(7)
Resuscitating the Asphyxiated Foal	370	(1)
Care of the Newborn Foal	371	(6)
Castration	377	(1)
Parasite Control Program	377	(3)
Fly Control	380	(1)
Body Condition Scoring	381	(4)
Sheep Management Techniques
Introduction	385	(3)
Breeding	388	(2)
Diagnosis of Pregnancy	390	(3)
Lambing	393	(2)
Neonatal Care	395	(2)
Docking	397	(4)
Castration	401	(3)
Identification	404	(5)
Fostering Lambs	409	(1)
Weaning and Mastitis Control	410	(2)
Artificial Rearing	412	(2)
Worming to Control Internal Parasites	414	(3)
Control of External Parasites	417	(1)
Foot Trimming	418	(2)
Treatment of Foot Rot	420	(2)
Treatment of Bloat	422	(1)
Age Determination	423	(2)
Preparing for Sale or Exhibition	425	(2)
Catching, Handling, Moving, and Weighing	427	(2)
Shearing	429	(8)
Annual Management Calendar	437	(4)
Goat Management Techniques
Introduction	441	(4)
Catching, Handling, and Controlling Goats	445	(5)
Grooming and Clipping	450	(2)
Breeding	452	(4)
Kidding	456	(4)
Neonatal Care	460	(4)
Milking	464	(3)
Disbudding	467	(3)
Deodorizing	470	(1)
Castration	471	(4)
Identification	475	(3)
Dehorning	478	(2)
Foot Trimming	480	(3)
Treatment of Foot Rot	483	(2)
Wattle Removal	485	(1)
Age Determination	486	(1)
Maintaining Herd Health	487	(5)
Harnessing Your Goat	492	(1)
Packing Your Goat	493	(6)
Poultry Management Techniques
Introduction	499	(2)
Parts of the Fowl	501	(2)
Catching, Holding, and Carrying Poultry	503	(4)
Identification	507	(5)
Inspecting for Defects, Abnormalities, External Parasites, and Molt	512	(3)
Producing and Incubating Fertile Eggs	515	(5)
Brooding Chicks	520	(3)
Dubbing and Dewattling Chickens	523	(2)
Desnooding of Turkey Poults	525	(1)
Toe Clipping	526	(1)
Debeaking	526	(4)
Caponizing	530	(4)
Processing Poultry for Food	534	(5)
Processing Eggs for Food	539	(2)
Planning Poultry Health Programs	541	(4)
Animal Health Management
Introduction	545	(1)
Concepts of Health and Disease	546	(2)
Sanitation	548	(3)
Drugs	551	(4)
Administering Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals	555	(6)
The Vital Signs: Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration	561	(2)
Recognizing the Healthy Animal	563	(1)
Recognizing the Abnormal or Sick Animal	564	(1)
Management Aids for Protecting the Herd from Infections	565	(1)
Evaluating Herd Health	566	(1)
Wounds	567	(2)
First Aid Techniques	569	(3)
First Aid Kits and Medicine Chest	572	(3)
Commonly Used Veterinary Medical Abbreviations	575	(2)
Establishing and Managing the Herd Health Program	577	(3)
Appendices
Appendix A External Parts of the Cow	580	(1)
Appendix B Skeleton of the Cow	581	(1)
Appendix C External Parts of the Pig	582	(1)
Appendix D Skeleton of the Pig	583	(1)
Appendix E External Parts of the Horse	584	(1)
Appendix F Skeleton of the Horse	585	(1)
Appendix G External Parts of the Sheep	586	(1)
Appendix H Skeleton of the Sheep	587	(1)
Appendix I External Parts of the Goat	588	(1)
Appendix J Skeleton of the Goat	589	(1)
Appendix K Parts of the Rooster and Hen	590	(1)
Appendix L Skeleton of the Fowl	591	(1)
Appendix M Parts of the Turkey Tom and Hen	592	(1)
Appendix N Age-Weight Relationships for Domestic Livestock	593	(5)
Appendix O Gestation and Incubation Table	598	(2)
Appendix P Normal Range of Reproductive Behavior	600	(1)
Appendix Q Absorptive Capacities of Various Bedding Materials	601	(1)
Appendix R Diseases of and Immunizing Agents for Domestic Livestock	602	(4)
Appendix S Common Diseases of Domestic Livestock and Their Symptoms	606	(4)
Appendix T Useful Abbreviations, Conversion Factors, and Mathematical Formulae	610	(6)
Appendix U Nutrient Functions and Deficiency Symptoms	616	(2)
Appendix V Male, Female, Castrate Livestock Terminology	618	(1)
Appendix W Digestive System Sizes and Capacities	619	(2)
Glossary	621	(14)
Index	635