SCSC 444 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 2024 Complete Solutions
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SCSC 444 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 2024 Complete Solutions
Haylage has a lower what than silage? - Answer- moisture content
What Is Bloat? - Answer- During the fermentation process in the rumen, gas is created as a by-product.
Gas must be expelled via = - Answer- eructation(belching).
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SCSC 444 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers 2024 Complete Solutions
Haylage has a lower what than silage? - Answer- moisture content
What Is Bloat? - Answer- During the fermentation process in the rumen, gas is created
as a by-product.
Gas must be expelled via = - Answer- eructation(belching).
Inability to expel gas increases pressure in rumen which leads to - Answer- asphyxiation
Greatest Danger of Bloat is = - Answer- Early spring during periods of rapid growth
following inclement weather or a hard freeze.
Bloat is associated with: - Answer- - Immature (lush) growth.
- Rapidly growing (lush) forage.
- Frost (break down of cell walls)
- Disruption of feeding patterns (gorging).
Bloat Symptoms - Answer- • Initial swelling on left side of
animal.
• Labored breathing
• Animal goes down
• Death by suffocation.
Bloat Management - Answer- • Never turn hungry cattle into lush
pastures.
• Prior to pasturing cattle on suspect
plants, allow cattle to fill on hay.
• Watch cattle for signs of bloat (swelling
of left side) and remove at once from
pasture and allowed to consume hay.
• Use poloxalene (anti-bloat agent).
Hypomagnesemia result from - Answer- under .2% magnesium
Hypomagnesemia results from = - Answer- low blood serum magnesium.
, What are most susceptible to hypomagnesmia? - Answer- older females in later
stages of gestation to 10 weeks
postpartum
- Unable to mobilize Mg from skeletal system.
Two time periods hypomagnesemia most prevalent - Answer- - Winter tetany - feeding
hay of low nutritive
value
- Classical spring tetany
Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Answer- - Forages deficient in Mg
- Cool weather, wet soils
- Immature forages with reduced levels of Mg
Animal Symptoms (↓Mg) - Answer- • Nervous, excitable state
• Muscle twitching
• Staggered gait when walking
• Collapse
• Potential death of animal
Managment Options for (↓Mg) - Answer- - proper fertilization Mg based on soil test
- delay K fertilizer
-split application of K
- supplements w proper Mg
If animal found in time (hypomagnesemia) administrate = - Answer- 500 cc injection of a
dextrose solution containing both
magnesium and calcium.
most susceptible to hypocalcemia - Answer- older females in later
stages of gestation to 10 weeks
postpartum
- Unable to mobilize Ca from skeletal system rapidly
enough for milk and colostrum production.
Animal Symptoms (↓Ca) - Answer- • Lethargic state
• Muscle twitching
• Staggered gait when walking
• Collapse
• Comatose
• Potential (probable) death of animal
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