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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Author | |
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Livestock Restraint Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Types of Restraint | |
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Working with Rope | |
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Cattle Restraint | |
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Swine Restraint | |
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Horse Restraint | |
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Sheep Restraint | |
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Goat Restraint | |
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Beef Cattle Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Identification | |
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Orphan Calf Care | |
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Milking | |
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Implanting | |
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Pasture Breeding | |
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Sorting | |
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Castration | |
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Weighing | |
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Weaning | |
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Branding | |
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Clipping | |
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Body Condition Scoring | |
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Beef Quality Assurance | |
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Cattle Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Approaching, Catching, and Haltering | |
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Training (Breaking) to Lead | |
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Washing | |
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Moving Cattle | |
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Loading and Transporting | |
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Heat Detection | |
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Artificial Insemination | |
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Estrus Synchronization | |
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Pregnancy Examination | |
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Normal Calving | |
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Abnormal (Assisted) Calving | |
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Neonatal Care | |
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Stomach Tubing | |
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Treatment of Bloat | |
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Dehorning | |
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Bolusing and Drenching | |
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Control of Internal Parasites | |
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Control of External Parasites | |
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Treatment of Ringworm | |
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Treatment of Pinkeye | |
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Hoof Trimming | |
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Control of Foot Rot | |
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Dairy Cattle Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Identification | |
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Natural Breeding | |
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Dry Cow Care | |
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Care of the Young Dairy Calf | |
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Clipping | |
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Training to Milk | |
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Milking | |
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Mastitis Treatment | |
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Mastitis Prevention | |
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Downer Cows | |
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Euthanasia | |
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Removal of Supernumerary Teats | |
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Weaning and Training to Drink and Eat | |
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Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cows | |
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Swine Management Techniques | |
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Characteristics of Swine | |
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Housing of Swine | |
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Heat Detection: Test Mating | |
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Diagnosis of Pregnancy | |
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Farrowing | |
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Navel Cord Care | |
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Clipping Needle Teeth | |
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Tail Docking | |
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Iron Injections | |
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Ear Notching | |
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Ear Tagging | |
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Branding | |
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Tattooing | |
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Castration | |
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Washing Swine and Equipment | |
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Ringing | |
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Removal of Tusks from Boars | |
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Cooling Swine | |
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Internal and External Parasite Control | |
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Training, Grooming, and Exhibiting Swine | |
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Weighing Pigs | |
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Moving or Transporting Pigs on the Farm | |
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Transporting Pigs off the Farm | |
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Backfat and Loin Muscle Determinations | |
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Artificial Insemination in Swine | |
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Assuring Quality Pork | |
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Horse Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Approaching, Catching, and Haltering | |
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Leading | |
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Tying | |
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Grooming | |
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Picking Up and Cleaning Feet | |
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Thinning and Shortening Manes and Tails | |
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Clipping | |
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Bathing | |
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Sheath and Genital Cleaning | |
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Wrapping the Tail | |
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Wrapping Legs | |
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Trimming Hooves | |
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Shoe Removal | |
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Emergency Shoe Replacement | |
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Aging Horses by Their Teeth | |
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Tooth Care | |
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Measuring Height | |
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Identification | |
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Taking the Horse's Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration | |
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Passing the Stomach Tube | |
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Saddling | |
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Bridling | |
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Cleaning and Preservation of Leather | |
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Loading | |
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Trailering (Hauling) Horses | |
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Breeding Horses | |
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Foaling | |
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Resuscitating the Asphyxiated Foal | |
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Care of the Newborn Foal | |
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Castration | |
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Parasite Control Program | |
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Fly Control | |
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Body Condition Scoring | |
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Sheep Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Breeding | |
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Diagnosis of Pregnancy | |
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Lambing | |
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Neonatal Care | |
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Docking | |
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Castration | |
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Identification | |
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Fostering Lambs | |
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Weaning and Mastitis Control | |
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Artificial Rearing | |
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Worming to Control Internal Parasites | |
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Control of External Parasites | |
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Foot Trimming | |
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Treatment of Foot Rot | |
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Treatment of Bloat | |
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Age Determination | |
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Preparing for Sale or Exhibition | |
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Catching, Handling, Moving, and Weighing | |
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Shearing | |
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Annual Management Calendar | |
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Goat Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Catching, Handling, and Controlling Goats | |
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Grooming and Clipping | |
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Breeding | |
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Kidding | |
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Neonatal Care | |
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Milking | |
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Disbudding | |
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Deodorizing | |
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Castration | |
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Identification | |
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Dehorning | |
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Foot Trimming | |
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Treatment of Foot Rot | |
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Wattle Removal | |
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Age Determination | |
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Maintaining Herd Health | |
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Harnessing Your Goat | |
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Packing Your Goat | |
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Poultry Management Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Parts of the Fowl | |
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Catching, Holding, and Carrying Poultry | |
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Identification | |
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Inspecting for Defects, Abnormalities, External Parasites, and Molt | |
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Producing and Incubating Fertile Eggs | |
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Brooding Chicks | |
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Dubbing and Dewattling Chickens | |
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Desnooding of Turkey Poults | |
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Toe Clipping | |
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Debeaking | |
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Caponizing | |
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Processing Poultry for Food | |
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Processing Eggs for Food | |
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Planning Poultry Health Programs | |
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Animal Health Management | |
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Introduction | |
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Concepts of Health and Disease | |
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Sanitation | |
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Drugs | |
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Administering Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals | |
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The Vital Signs: Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration | |
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Recognizing the Healthy Animal | |
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Recognizing the Abnormal or Sick Animal | |
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Management Aids for Protecting the Herd from Infections | |
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Evaluating Herd Health | |
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Wounds | |
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First Aid Techniques | |
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First Aid Kits and Medicine Chest | |
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Commonly Used Veterinary Medical Abbreviations | |
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Establishing and Managing the Herd Health Program | |
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Appendices | |
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External Parts of the Cow | |
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Skeleton of the Cow | |
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External Parts of the Pig | |
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Skeleton of the Pig | |
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External Parts of the Horse | |
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Skeleton of the Horse | |
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External Parts of the Sheep | |
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Skeleton of the Sheep | |
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External Parts of the Goat | |
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Skeleton of the Goat | |
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Parts of the Rooster and Hen | |
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Skeleton of the Fowl | |
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Parts of the Turkey Tom and Hen | |
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Age-Weight Relationships for Domestic Livestock | |
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Gestation and Incubation Table | |
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Normal Range of Reproductive Behavior | |
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Absorptive Capacities of Various Bedding Materials | |
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Diseases of and Immunizing Agents for Domestic Livestock | |
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Common Diseases of Domestic Livestock and Their Symptoms | |
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Useful Abbreviations, Conversion Factors, and Mathematical Formulae | |
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Nutrient Functions and Deficiency Symptoms | |
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Male, Female, Castrate Livestock Terminology | |
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Digestive System Sizes and Capacities | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |