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Clinical Skills
2.1: Knowing Your Animals

In this unit, you will learn about the important concepts revolving around the different categories of animals.
Learning Objectives
I will:
1. Differentiate between different types of animals.

What Are The Animals?

 Animals have common names, such as cow, dog, cat and chicken. Also, you may here the terms amphibians, reptiles, wildlife, livestock, etc. The terminology describing animals is vast, and it is important to understand this terminology if you decide to take a job in veterinary science. In this lesson, you will explore some of the common animal terminology. To begin, watch the video below.
https://youtu.be/mRidGna-V4E

Livestock and Poultry

Several animals are considered to be livestock. These animals are what you think of when you think of a farm. For example, a cattle are considered to be livestock. Take a look at the different types of livestock and poultry.
Bovine refers to cattle, buffalo and bison.

Cow by studio lab on Sketchfab


Ovine are those animals that resemble sheep.

Sheep test by Tiago Medeiros on Sketchfab


Poultry includes chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.

Chicken Rig by FourthGreen on Sketchfab

Porcine resembles a pig, but swine refers to a pig.

Pig by billl90 on Sketchfab


Equine are those in the horse family.

Horse by studio lab on Sketchfab


Caprine are those animals that resemble a goat.

Goat by billl90 on Sketchfab


Read the following article on the terminology relating to livestock:
Livestock Terminology

Wildlife

 Wildlife comes in many different varieties. Wildlife is the native animals to the region which can include birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. When you think of wildlife in the United States, you may think of deer, bobcats, squirrels, fish, etc. If you are in a different country, you may think of lions and zebras (zoo animals). Below, you will find some common wildlife in the Michigan.
Whitetail Deer
Picture
USDA photo by Scott Bauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Fish (Bluegill)

Bluegill TRIS V1 994face by mk2kondratowicz on Sketchfab

Squirrel
Picture
Nickomargolies at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons

Rabbit
Picture
Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Other terms you may here are reptile and amphibians. Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates which  have dry scaly skin. They include snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles and tortoises. Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that don't have scales. They include frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
Reptiles
Amphibians

Companion Animals

Companion animals are commonly referred to as pets. This is an animal kept by a person. Two of the most common pets are dogs and cats. Click on the button below to learn more about pets.
What Are Pets?
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