Animal Science Practical 2 - Different Body parts of Cattle and Horse
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What are the 5 Major body points of Cattle/Horse
- Head region
- Neck region
- Forelimb region
- Body region
- Hindlimb region
What are the points in Head region of cattle?
- Muffle
- Ears
- Horns
- Forehead
- Poll
- Eyes (eye lashes, eye brows, lower eye lid, upper eye lid, inner canthus eye, upper cantus eye)
- Nostrils
- Bridge of nostrils
- Upper jaw
- Lower jaw
- Upper lip
- Lower lip
- Cheek
- Mandible
- Angle of jaw
- Chin groove
- Chin
What are the points in Neck region in cattle?
- Dewlap
- Apex of the neck
- Base of the neck
- Jugular Groove
- Trachea/wind pipe
- Crest
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What are the points in Forelimb region?
- Hump
- Brisket
- Dewclaw
- Hoof (divided)
- Shoulder
- Point of shoulder
- Forearm
- Elbow
- Point of elbow
- Coffin joint
- fetlock joint
- Pastern Joint
What are the points in Body region?
- Belly
- Heart Girth
- Udders (females)
- Loin
- Back
- Abdomen
- teats (female)
- Penis (male)
- Scrotum (male)
- Ribs Barrel
- Flank
- Milk vein(female)
What are the points in the Hindlimb region?
- The tail
- Switch of the tail
- Coffin Joint
- pastern joint
- fetlock joint
- Hoof (divided)
- Hip joint
- The pin bone
- Hamstring tendon
- hock joint
- shank bone
What is the difference in the zygomatic ridge between cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Absent
- Horse: Present
What is the difference in the muzzles of cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Muffle
- Horse: Muzzle
How many incisor teeth are present in cattle and horses?
- Cattle: 8 in number only in lower jaw
- Horse: 12 in number in both jaw
What is the difference between the hump/withers in cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Hump
- Horse: Wither
How do the brisket/breast areas differ between cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Brisket
- Horse: Breast
How does the presence of dew claw/ergot differ between cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Dew claw
- Horse: Ergot
How does the body structure differ between cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Short & Wide
- Horse: Short & Narrow
How does the pin bone/point of buttock differ between cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Pin bone
- Horse: Point of buttock
What is the difference in the tail between cattle and horses?
- Cattle: Switch at the end
- Horse: Covered with long hair
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