1. Livestock management Practices

2. Write these events in the order that commonly happens first to last
Birth certificate
Braces
Dentist
Haircut
Lose your teeth
Obtain your driver’s license
Shots
Social Security card

3. Livestock Practices Castration Dehorning Vaccination Identification
Docking
Teeth Clipping
Debeaking
Shearing

4. Castration
Castration- removing the testes to prevent unwanted breeding, leads to better meat, and results in less fighting and aggressive behavior among males
Animals that are castrated:
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Swine
Poultry

5. Dehorning
Dehorning- to remove or prevent the growth of horns to protect humans and other animals from being injured
Animals that are dehorned:
Cattle
Sheep
Goats

6. Vaccination
Vaccination- administering microorganisms to increase immunity to a particular disease
Animals that are vaccinated:
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Swine
Poultry

7. Identification
Identification- method used to label livestock for the purpose of individual recognition
Examples: ear tag, tattoo, ear notch, brands, electronic id, neck chains, nose prints
Animals that use Identification:
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Swine
Poultry

8. Docked
Docking- Removal of a portion of the tail to prevent the anus from becoming dirty possibly resulting in disease
Animals that are Docked:
Sheep
Swine

9. Teeth Clipping
Teeth Clipping- clipping the needle teeth of piglets to prevent injuries to other pigs
Animals that have their teeth clipped:
Swine

10. Debeaking
Debeaking- to remove the tip of the upper mandible to prevent cannibalism and fighting
Animals that are debeaked:
Poultry

11. Shearing Shearing- to cut or clip the hair or wool
Animals that are sheared:
Sheep
Goats (Angora, Cashmere, long fur breeds)