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  2. Port (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Ports were previously adapted for use in hemodialysis patients, but were found to be associated with increased rate of infections and are no longer available in the US. [ 1 ] The port is usually inserted in the upper chest (known as a "chest port"), just below the clavicle or collar bone, with the catheter inserted into the jugular vein .

  3. Cattle drenching - Wikipedia

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    Cattle drenches can be applied through a solution poured on the back, throat or an injection. [1] [2] Cattle drenches are predominately necessary for young cattle with weaker immune systems that are susceptible to parasite infestation. [1] Drenching is a common method for controlling parasites in the meat and dairy industries. [1]

  4. List of cattle terminology - Wikipedia

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    Head of cattle is usually used only after a numeral. Australian, New Zealand and British farmers use the term beast or cattle beast. Bovine is also used in Britain. The term critter is common in the western United States and Canada, particularly when referring to young cattle. [21]

  5. Portacath - Wikipedia

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  6. Antibiotic use in livestock - Wikipedia

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    A CDC infographic on how antibiotic-resistant bacteria have the potential to spread from farm animals. Antibiotic use in livestock is the use of antibiotics for any purpose in the husbandry of livestock, which includes treatment when ill (therapeutic), treatment of a group of animals when at least one is diagnosed with clinical infection (metaphylaxis [1]), and preventative treatment ...

  7. Animal husbandry - Wikipedia

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    Cattle feedlot in Colorado, United States. Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock.

  8. Concentrated animal feeding operation - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-therapeutic use of antibiotics. Such antibiotic use is thought to allow animals to grow faster and bigger, increasing the CAFO's output. Regardless, the World Health Organization has recommended that the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animal husbandry be reevaluated, as such antibiotic overuse breeds antibiotic-resistant ...

  9. Livestock crush - Wikipedia

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    A cattle crush and an anti-bruise race in Australia. Chin (or neck) bar in operation during mouthing.. A cattle crush (in UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Botswana and Australia), squeeze chute (North America), cattle chute (North America), [1] [2] standing stock, or simply stock (North America, Ireland) is a strongly built stall or cage for holding cattle, horses, or other livestock safely while ...