A solution containing small particles. The particles can pass through a semipermeable membrane. Lactated Ringers is an example of a crystalloid solution.... ↪ Read more

Failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotal sac. The failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum. A condition in which one or both testes are not located in the scrotum.... ↪ Read more

A substance such as glycerol which is added to semen to protect the sperm membrane from injury by ice crystals formed during the freezing and thawing process.... ↪ Read more

Removing the wool from around the breech area.... ↪ Read more

Dried exudaet on the skin surface.... ↪ Read more

An estimate of the total protein content of a feed; determined by analyzing the nitrogen content of the feed and multiplying the result by 6. 25. Crude protein includes true protein and other nitrogen-containing substances such as ammonia, amino acids, nitrates.... ↪ Read more

The "wave" in the staple of wool... ↪ Read more

The term describing a llama from the age of birth to weanling (4-6 months). A baby llama. The newborn or young offspring of llamas and alpacas.... ↪ Read more

An area where new born piglets crawl to, to keep warm and avoid being accidentally crushed by their mother.... ↪ Read more

Toward the head. Refers to the head or in a direction toward the front of the animal. For example the chest is more cranial than the abdomen. The opposite term is caudal meaning closer to the rear of the animal.... ↪ Read more

Drugs that block cyclooxygenase and that are intended to relieve pain and inflammation.... ↪ Read more

A type of placenta where the connection between the placenta and the fetus is based on buttons of tissue. Cattle and sheep have this type of placentation.... ↪ Read more