1.
Abomasum: The fourth or true
stomach of a ruminant where enzymatic digestion occurs.
2.
Allele: The partner of a gene pair is called
an allele.
3.
Ampula of Vater: It is broad or swollen end of hepatopancreatic duct
which is formed by fusion of pancreatic duct and combined bile duct. The
pancreatic duct brings the pancreatic juice from pancreas while common bile
duct brings bile from hepatic and cystic duct.
4.
Anthelmintic: A drug that kills
parasites.
5.
Antibody: A protein produced by
the body's immune system that recognizes and helps fight infections and other
foreign substances in the body.
6.
Artifical
Insemmination: The injection of semen into the female’s reproductive tract through
the use of a French gun in order for animal to become pregnant.
7. Biology: The study of life is called Biology.
8. Biotechnology: The use of biological systems to get product to
achieve an end desired by the humans is called biotechnology.
9.
Blackface
Breeds:
Meat breeds of sheep.
10. Blood
Pressure: Pressure per unit area
exerted on the walls of arteries or veins when blood flows through them. The
blood pressure of a normal person is 120/80 mmHg where 120 mmHg is the systolic
pressure while 80 mmHg is the diastolic pressure.
11.
Bolus: A rounded mass of
medicine or food which moves from pharynx into esophagus of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep and human.
12.
Buck
(Billy):
A male goat used for breeding.
13.
Buckling: A young male.
14.
Butting: A method of fighting by
which one animal strikes the head and horns of its opponent.
15. Callus: Callus is a group of undifferentiated cells formed
at the site of wound or cut either in plants or animals.
16. Cardiac
Cycle: The alternating
contraction & relaxation of heart is called cardiac cycle.
17. Circulatory System: A type of system in
which the circulatory fluids flows in body and exchange of materials take
place. The circulatory fluid can be haemolymph, blood or any other thing.
18.
Cistern: The final temporary
storage area of milk in the udder.
19.
Cleats (Clays, Claws, Clees):
The two halves of the sheep’s foot.
20.
Colostrums: The first milk the doe
or ewe produces after given birth to their offspring. The milk is thick and
golden yellow in color and contains rich antibodies. If the newborn does not
consume the milk within the first 24 hours of life there is very little chance
the animal will survive.
21. Complementary
DNA (c-DNA): The DNA
produced by reverse transcriptase from an m-RNA is called c-DNA.
22.
Cryptorchid: A testicle that fails to descend into the
scrotum sac.
23. Cumulus
cells: The cells which remain
attached to the egg (ovum) after ovulation are called cumulus
24.
Docking: The removal of the tail.
25.
Doe: A female goat.
26.
Doeling: A young female.
27.
Dystocia: Difficulty in delivering
the fetus.
28. Electrocardiogram: It is a device which displays the rhythm of heart
beat in the form of graph which is shown on screen called electrocardiogram.
29.
Ewe
Lamb:
An immature male ewe is called a “ewe lamb.”
30.
Ewe: The female sheep.
31.
Fecal
Flotation:
A microscopic procedure used to identify various parasite eggs in a fecal
sample.
32.
Fleece: The wool from one sheep.
33.
Freshen: To give birth (kid) and
come into milk.
34. Gene: The unit
of inheritance of a particular character consisting of a group of nucleotides
is called a gene.
35. Genetics:
The study of pattern of transference of characters from generation to
generation is called genetics.
36. Genotype: The
genetic makeup of an organism is called its genotype. e.g ' a tall plant may be
phenotypically tall but genotypically dwarf'.
37. Guttation: The loss of water from the surface of plants in the
form of droplets or liquid state.
38. Heredity: The inheritance of characters is
called heredity.
39. Heterozygous: An
individual having different alleles at a particular locus for a particular
trait is called heterozygous.
40. Homologous chromosome: The
chromosomes which are similar in shape and size and usually align together at
the metaphase spindle are called homologous chromosome.
41. Homozygous: An
individual having both the alleles same or similar for a particular character
at a locus is called homozygous.
42. Hydathodes: Guttation is the loss of water from parts of plants
in drops. These water droplets secrete from water of lands called Hydathodes.
43. Immunity: The capacity of a body to protect against
pathogenic or any other harmful substances when they enter in the body or cause
an abrupt effect on body. It is controlled by Immune System of the body.
44.
Johne’s
disease (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis): A bacteria disease causing severe weight loss
and some diarrhea.
45.
Kid: A goat less than one
year old.
46.
Lamb: A young sheep up to 5
months of age.
47.
Libido: Usually refers to the
mate’s sex drive.
48.
Loin: The muscle that lies
between the last rib and the hip bones of the back.
49.
Marbeling: The fat within the
muscle.
50. Metabolism: All the biochemical reactions taking place
in a living organism within or outside its cells are collectively termed as
metabolism.eg; breakdown of glucose in cytosol (catbolism) and formation of
glucose in chloroplasts of plants or algae (anabolism).
51. Metagenesis: There are some organisms which complete
their life cycle in more than on larval forms. This phenomenon is termed as
metagenesis. eg; in case of Fasciola hepatica.
52. Metamorphosis: The developmental changes by which a larva
is transformed into an adult are collectively termed as metamophosis. For
example a tadpole becomes a frog; glochidium of Fresh water mussel etc.
53. Metathesis: The ability of an organism to change its colour due
to presence of chromatophores is called metathesis.
54.
Metritis: Inflammation of the
uterus.
55. Mimicry
rings: In tropical countries,
field research has shown that there are large numbers of species involved in
mimicry. 54 species of Heliconius are recognised, with over 700 named colour
forms. There are four (or perhaps five) assemblages of butterflies, which
include the heliconiines and their mimics. These mimicry rings are called
tiger, red, blue and orange for short. Members of each ring tend to roost
together at night, fly to similar habitats and at the same time of year. Mimicry
rings include both Müllerian and Batesian mimicry.
56.
Mutton: The meat from sheep
older than 12 months of age.
57. Near
Threatened:
The jaguar, whose numbers in Central and South America have been
classified as Near Threatened, acts as a keystone predator by its widely
varied diet, helping to balance the mammalian jungle ecosystem with its
consumption of 87 different species of prey.
58.
Open: A female that is not
pregnant.
59. Oviparity: The complete development of embryo within
the shelled egg which is laid by mother (development of embryo outside the body
of mother) as in case of most of the fishes, amphibians, reptiles and birds is
called oviparity.
60. Ovoviviparity: The complete development of embryo within the
shelled egg, within the body of mother as in case of Duck-billed
Platypus Ornithorhynchus aculeata is called as ovoviviparity.
(see also viviparity. )
61. Paedomorphosis: In some amphibians eg; Axololte, the
larva develops its gonads (sex organs) without metmorphosing the other
morphological features, this is called as paedomorphosis.
62.
Paternal: Pertaining to the father
or sire.
63.
Pelt: The skin of a goat or
sheep including the wool from the latter.
64.
Phenotype: The external morphology of an
organism is called its phenotype.
65. Polymerase
Chain Reaction (PCR): PCR is used
to produce a large no. of copies of gene of interest within a test tube in
short time.
66. Polymerase
Chain Reaction (PCR): PCR is used
to produce a large no. of copies of gene of interest within a test tube in
short time.
67.
Postpartum: An event occurring after
birth.
68. Probe: Probe is a sequence of DNA nucleotides which
is used to identify the required gene present in genomic library.
69.
Prolific: Tendency to produce many
offspring.
70.
Puberty: When an animal becomes
sexually mature.
71.
Quarantine: To confine and keep an
animal away from the rest of the herd or flock to prevent the spread of
diseases.
72.
Ram: A male sheep. Sometimes
a ram may be called a buck.
73.
Septicaemia: A serious infection in which the bloodstream
is invaded by a large numbers of causal bacteria which multiply there.
74.
Settled: A female that is
pregnant.
75.
Shearing: Removing the wool from a
sheep.
76. Spleenomegaly: Enlargement of spleen is called
spleenomegaly.
77.
Teaser: A male that has been
vasectomized and is used to indicate which females are in estrus.
78. Threatened
Species: The species which is at
the verge of exyinction is called threatened species. For example Cheeta,
Ghazella, Polar bear, Neel gaey, Musk dear, and panda.
79. Transgenic
Organism: The organism processing a
foreign gene in their cells is called transgenic organism.
80. Viviparity:
The complete development of embryo within the uterus of mother as in case of
mtatherian, like kangaroo, and eutherian mammals, like human is called as viviparity.
81.
Wean: To separate nursing
offspring from their mothers so that they no longer receive milk.
82.
Wether: A male sheep or goat
that as been castrated.
83.
Yearling: A male or female sheep
or goat that are between 1or 2 years old.
84.
Wet Ewe: A ewe that is nursing a
lamb.
85. Zoonosis: Any animal disease that can be spread to humans.
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