Black''''''''s veterinary dictionary 21st edition - H ppsx

... and the elbow-joint. It has a rounded head which, with the corresponding depression of the scapula, forms the ‘ball-and- socket’ shoulder-joint. At the opposite extremi- ty it forms with the radius ... dictate the over- crowding of chickens to the point where feath- er-picking has to be counteracted by red light- ing or de-beaking; this may lead to short-term economic gains, but it is the ant...

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... to the touch in the horse, sheep, pig and dog; rough in the cow and cat. (There are a few breeds of dogs, such as the chow, in which the tongue is nor- mally black or bluish.) When handled the tongue ... which the machine was switched off tended to increase, showing that aversion to the conditions does not diminish with time. Pigs which have experienced the machine will press the switch when...

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... blood pressure. Acetabulum Acetabulum is the cup-shaped depression on the PELVIS with which the head of the femur forms the HIP-JOINT. DISLOCATION of the hip-joint sometimes occurs as the result of ‘run-over’ acci- dents, and ... lay the dog on its side with the head at a lower level than the rest of the body, place a hand flat over the upper side of the abdomen and the other on the rib-cage...

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... bacteriophages have a ‘tail’ resembling a hypodermic syringe with which they attach themselves to bacteria and through which they ‘inject’ nucleic acid. ‘Phages’ have been photographed with the aid ... popular than that from steers in many parts of Europe. Bulldog A breed of medium-sized, smooth haired, short nosed (brachycephalic) dog which has breath- ing difficulties. A show of the breed t...

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... nerves, such as the two vagi which control the abdomi- nal organs, the phrenics, which supply the mus- cles of the diaphragm, and sympathetics, pass through the chest in particular situations. The thymus ... areas of the horn on the inside of the fore- and hind-limb of the horse. ‘Chewing Disease’ The colloquial name in the USA for a type of encephalomalacia in the horse caused by yellow star...

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... at a higher level than their heads. If they can be placed with their heads downhill, so much the better. Pressure should be brought to bear on the chest, by one person placing all their weight ... various teeth, may be taken to hold good for sheep as well. The sheep has 8 lower incisor teeth but none in the upper jaw. There are 24 molar teeth, 12 in each jaw, of which half these num- bers are...

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... include the shoulder joint between the scapula and the humerus; and the hip joint in which the nearly spherical head of the femur fits into the cup-shaped cavity called the acetabulum on the pelvis. Encephalitis Encephalitis ... each indi- vidual horse to arrive at his best at such a time as will allow him to enter for the race for which he is being trained. Every horse-trainer has his own in...

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... or nat- ural service; chromosome analysis of these ani- mals’ white cells showed that 12 of the heifers had both male and female chromosomes. Five of the heifers were single-born. In 3 which were slaughtered, ... mis- handling may not be apparent until the fish are in the possession of the hobbyist. Deaths even then can still be due to the method of capture. Fish Louse (see ARGULUS) Fish-Meal...

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... to the latter. The body-brush should be used in long firm sweeps, without any turn of the wrist. While grooming the near side, the body-brush is held in the left hand and the curry-comb in the right, ... called the X chromosomes on account of their shape. In the male, the sex-chromosomes are dissimilar, one being the X chromosome and the other the Y. The autosomes are all the other chromosome...

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... myxovirus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) was much exercised as to what happens to the virus of human influenza between epidemics. It has long been known that there is a relation- ship between this ... and thin. Horses with flat feet, or those with dropped sole, may develop bruises of the sole if the web of the shoe presses upon the outer circum- ference of the sole, where it joins the w...

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