Veterinary Guide to Animal Breeds E-Book

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Veterinary Guide to Animal Breeds offers a comprehensive reference for accurately recognizing small animal, exotic, and large animal breeds, with color photographs to aid in identification and important information for delivering veterinary care.

• Provides a reliable, veterinary-based guide to accurately recognizing breeds
• Covers small, large, and exotic animal breeds
• Emphasizes information targeted at daily veterinary practice
• Presents full-color photographs for comparison and identification
• Includes access to a companion website offering teaching materials, including worksheets and teaching PowerPoints

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Veterinary Guide to Animal Breeds

Beth Vanhorn

Practice Manager, CVTBanfield Pet HospitalLancaster, PAAdult Education Instructor, Veterinary Assistant ProgramDauphin County Technical SchoolHarrisburg, PA

This edition first published 2018

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 bibliographical references and index.

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Subjects: LCSH: Animals–Identification. | Veterinary medicine–Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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CONTENTS

Preface

About the Companion Website

1: Dog Breed Identification

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Characteristics of Dogs

1.3 Classes of Breeds

1.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

2: Cat Breed Identification

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Characteristics of Cats

2.3 Classes of Breeds

2.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

3: Rabbit Breed Identification

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Characteristics of Rabbits

3.3 Types of Rabbits

3.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

4: Guinea Pig Breed Identification

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Characteristics of Guinea Pigs

4.3 Types of Guinea Pigs

4.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

5: Pocket Pet Breed Identification

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Characteristics of Mice

5.3 Characteristics of Rats

5.4 Characteristics of Hamsters

5.5 Characteristics of Chinchillas

5.6 Characteristics of Hedgehogs

5.7 Characteristics of Gerbils

5.8 Characteristics of Ferrets

5.9 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

6: Avian Breed Identification

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Characteristics of Companion Birds

6.3 Orders of Companion Birds

6.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

7: Reptile Species Identification

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Characteristics of Reptiles

7.3 Types of Reptiles

7.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

8: Amphibian Species Identification

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Characteristics of Amphibians

8.3 Types of Amphibians

8.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

9: Cattle Breed Identification

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Characteristics of Cattle

9.3 Types of Cattle

9.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

10: Equine Breed Identification

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Characteristics of Equines

10.3 Types of Equines

10.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

11: Swine Breed Identification

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Characteristics of Swine

11.3 Types of Swine

11.4 Breeds of Swine

11.5 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

12: Sheep Breed Identification

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Characteristics of Sheep

12.3 Classes of Sheep

12.4 Breeds of Sheep

12.5 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

13: Goat Breed Identification

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Characteristics of Goats

13.3 Classes of Goats

13.4 Breeds of Goats

13.5 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

14: Poultry Breed Identification

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Characteristics of Poultry

14.3 Classes of Poultry

14.4 Breeds of Poultry

14.5 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

15: Alternative Production Animal Breed Identification

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Alternative Animal Production Systems

15.3 Common Alternative Production Animal Species

15.4 Summary

Sources

Further Reading

Appendix

Photographs of Animal Breeds

Index

EULA

List of Tables

Chapter 1

Table 1.1

Chapter 2

Table 2.1

Chapter 3

Table 3.1

Chapter 6

Table 6.1

Appendix

Table A1

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1

Figure 1.1

Small breed dogs have a longer average life expectancy than large and giant breeds. The larger the dog breed, the shorter the life span.

Source

: Courtesy of Shari Krause.

Figure 1.2

The Collie is an example of a herding group dog breed.

Figure 1.3

The Greyhound is an example of a hound group dog breed.

Figure 1.4

The Boston Terrier is an example of a non-sporting group dog breed.

Source

: Courtesy of Shari Krause.

Figure 1.5

The English Springer Spaniel is an example of a sporting group dog breed.

Source

: Courtesy of Shari Krause.

Figure 1.6

The Parson Russell Terrier is an example of a terrier group dog breed.

Figure 1.7

The Chihuahua is an example of a toy group dog breed.

Figure 1.8

The Rottweiler is an example of a working group dog breed.

Source

: Courtesy of Kimberly Wilson.

Chapter 2

Figure 2.1

An example of a purebred cat breed.

Figure 2.2

An example of a kitten class entry between 4 and 8 months of age.

Figure 2.3

An example of a championship class entry.

Figure 2.4

An example of a veteran class entry.

Figure 2.5

Examples of (a) a short hair coat and (b) a long hair coat.

Figure 2.6

An example of a tabby color hair coat.

Figure 2.7

An example of a calico color hair coat.

Figure 2.8

An example of a tortoiseshell hair coat.

Chapter 3

Figure 3.1

Example of a rabbit.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 3.2

Example of a hare.

Figure 3.3

Example of a small commercial type rabbit breed.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 3.4

Example of a commercial type rabbit breed.

Figure 3.5

Example of a semi-arch type rabbit breed.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 3.6

Example of a full arch type rabbit breed.

Figure 3.7

Example of a cylindrical type rabbit breed.

Chapter 4

Figure 4.1

Example of a guinea pig.

Figure 4.2

Examples of an Abyssinian guinea pig (left) and an American guinea pig (right).

Figure 4.3

Example of a Peruvian guinea pig.

Figure 4.4

Example of a skinny hairless guinea pig.

Chapter 5

Figure 5.1

Example of a pet mouse.

Figure 5.2

Example of a pet rat.

Figure 5.3

Example of a pet hamster.

Figure 5.4

Example of a pet chinchilla.

Figure 5.5

Example of a pet hedgehog.

Figure 5.6

Example of a pet gerbil.

Figure 5.7

Example of a pet ferret.

Chapter 6

Figure 6.1

Companion birds have become increasingly popular pets.

Figure 6.2

Large companion bird breeds can outlive humans.

Figure 6.3

Companion birds come in a variety of colors and sizes.

Figure 6.4

The Eclectus parrot's gender is easily identified by color differences.

Figure 6.5

Example of a Passerine order: the canary.

Figure 6.6

Example of a Psittacine order: the cockatoo.

Figure 6.7

Example of a Psittacine order: the Yellow Head Amazon.

Chapter 7

Figure 7.1

Ecdysis in a snake.

Figure 7.2

Scales on a lizard.

Figure 7.3

Snakes have no limbs and their bodies are covered in scales.

Figure 7.4

Lizards are covered in scutes and have four limbs.

Figure 7.5

Box turtles are common pets.

Figure 7.6

Caimans can grow to over 10 feet in length.

Chapter 8

Figure 8.1

Example of a frog.

Figure 8.2

Example of a salamander.

Figure 8.3

A bullfrog is a common pet.

Figure 8.4

American toad.

Figure 8.5

Spotted salamander.

Figure 8.6

Red-spotted newt.

Chapter 9

Figure 9.1

Example of a beef cow.

Figure 9.2

Example of a dairy cow.

Figure 9.3

Black Angus beef cow.

Figure 9.4

Holstein dairy cow.

Figure 9.5

Jersey dairy cow.

Chapter 10

Figure 10.1

Horse hoof.

Figure 10.2

Horse teeth.

Figure 10.3

Palomino color.

Figure 10.4

Pinto color.

Source

: Courtesy of Amanda Reed.

Figure 10.5

Pony of the Americas (POA).

Figure 10.6

American Quarter Horse.

Figure 10.7

Hunter horse.

Source

: Courtesy of Amanda Reed.

Figure 10.8

Belgian draft horse.

Figure 10.9

Miniature horse.

Figure 10.10

Donkey.

Source

: Courtesy of Jessica Berman.

Figure 10.11

Mule.

Figure 10.12

Miniature mule.

Chapter 11

Figure 11.1

Pigs are intelligent and easily trained to be shown.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 11.2

Example of backfat on a pig showing the thickness of fat along the back.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 11.3

A bacon-type pig breed, the American Landrace.

Figure 11.4

A ham-type pig breed, the Duroc.

Figure 11.5

Chester White.

Figure 11.6

Hereford.

Figure 11.7

Poland China.

Figure 11.8

Spots.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 11.9

Berkshire.

Figure 11.10

Hampshire.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 11.11

Tamworth.

Figure 11.12

Landrace.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 11.13

Pietrain.

Figure 11.14

Yorkshire.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Chapter 12

Figure 12.1

Sheep with docked tail.

Figure 12.2

Rambouillet.

Figure 12.3

Suffolk.

Figure 12.4

Corriedale.

Figure 12.5

Katahdin.

Figure 12.6

Merino.

Figure 12.7

Cheviot.

Figure 12.8

Dorset.

Figure 12.9

Hampshire.

Figure 12.10

Oxford.

Figure 12.11

Southdown.

Figure 12.12

Tunis.

Figure 12.13

Lincoln.

Figure 12.14

Columbia.

Figure 12.15

Barbados Blackbelly.

Figure 12.16

St. Croix.

Figure 12.17

Black-faced Highland.

Chapter 13

Figure 13.1

Boer meat goat.

Figure 13.2

Dairy goat udder.

Figure 13.3

Angora goat.

Figure 13.4

Boer goats.

Figure 13.5

Alpine goat.

Figure 13.6

LaMancha goat.

Figure 13.7

Nubian goat.

Figure 13.8

Pygmy goat.

Figure 13.9

Saanen goat.

Chapter 14

Figure 14.1

Chicken.

Figure 14.2

Turkeys.

Figure 14.3

Ducks.

Figure 14.4

Geese.

Figure 14.5

Plymouth Rock.

Figure 14.6

Pekin ducks.

Figure 14.7

Embden geese.

Figure 14.8

Quail.

Figure 14.9

Ameraucana.

Figure 14.10

Cochin.

Figure 14.11

Cornish.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure 14.12

Jersey Giant.

Figure 14.13

Rhode Island Red.

Figure 14.14

New Hampshire Red.

Figure 14.15

Polish.

Figure 14.16

Wyandotte.

Figure 14.17

Bantam.

Figure 14.18

Bronze.

Figure 14.19

Slate.

Figure 14.20

White Holland.

Figure 14.21

Buff.

Figure 14.22

Crested.

Figure 14.23

Indian Runner.

Figure 14.24

Muscovy.

Figure 14.25

Canada goose.

Figure 14.26

Egyptian goose.

Figure 14.27

Pilgrim.

Figure 14.28

White Chinese.

Figure 14.29

Ostrich.

Figure 14.30

Emu.

Figure 14.31

Rhea.

Figure 14.32

Guinea fowl.

Figure 14.33

Peafowl.

Figure 14.34

Pigeon.

Chapter 15

Figure 15.1

Aquaculture production system.

Figure 15.2

Bison farm.

Figure 15.3

Deer farm.

Figure 15.4

Alpaca farm.

Figure 15.5

Catfish farming.

Figure 15.6

Salmon farming.

Figure 15.7

Trout farming.

Figure 15.8

Beefalo.

Figure 15.9

Fallow deer.

Figure 15.10

Red deer.

Figure 15.11

Sika deer.

Figure 15.12

White-Tailed deer.

Figure 15.13

Elk.

Figure 15.14

Alpaca.

Figure 15.15

Llama.

Appendix

Figure A1

Afghan Hound.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A2

Australian Shepherd.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A3

Borzoi.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A4

Boxer.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A5

Bluetick Coonhound.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A6

Pembroke Welsh Corgi.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A7

Doberman Pinscher.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A8

English Setter.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A9

American Foxhound.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A10

German Shepherd Dog.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A11

Mastiff.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A12

Labrador Retriever.

Source

: Courtesy of Sarah Moyer.

Figure A13

English Springer Spaniel.

Source

: Courtesy of Shari Krause.

Figure A14

Pomeranian.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A15

Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A16

Saluki.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A17

Redbone Coonhound.

Figure A18

Basset Hound.

Figure A19

Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Figure A20

Siberian Husky.

Source

: Courtesy of Sonya Rothermel.

Figure A21

Bernese Mountain Dog.

Figure A22

French Bulldog.

Figure A23

Bichon Frise.

Figure A24

Curly Coated Retriever.

Figure A25

Cane Corso.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A26

Standard Poodle.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A27

Saint Bernard.

Figure A28

Great Dane.

Figure A29

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog.

Figure A30

Irish Wolfhound.

Figure A31

Abyssinian.

Figure A32

Bengal.

Figure A33

American Curl.

Figure A34

Exotic.

Figure A35

Havana Brown.

Figure A36

Himalayan.

Figure A37

Bombay.

Figure A38

Persian.

Figure A39

Burmese.

Figure A40

Russian Blue.

Figure A41

Siamese.

Figure A42

Turkish Angora.

Figure A43

American Chinchilla.

Figure A44

Dwarf Hotot.

Figure A45

Dutch.

Figure A46

Holland Lop.

Figure A47

Netherland Dwarf.

Figure A48

Polish.

Figure A49

Rex.

Figure A50

American Sable.

Figure A51

Satin.

Figure A52

Tan.

Figure A53

Abyssinian.

Figure A54

American.

Figure A55

White Crested.

Figure A56

Skinny.

Figure A57

Peruvian.

Figure A58

Teddy.

Figure A59

Texel.

Figure A60

Russian Dwarf Hamster.

Figure A61

Dumbo Rat.

Figure A62

Hairless Rat.

Figure A63

Hooded Rat.

Figure A64

Ferret.

Figure A65

Teddy Bear Hamster.

Figure A66

Chinchilla.

Figure A67

Hedgehog.

Figure A68

Gerbil.

Figure A69

Winter White Hamster.

Figure A70

African Grey Parrot.

Figure A71

Senegal Parrot.

Figure A72

Moluccan Cockatoo.

Figure A73

Blue and Gold Macaw.

Figure A74

Budgerigar/Parakeet.

Figure A75

Canary.

Figure A76

Cockatiel.

Figure A77

Sun Conure.

Figure A78

Zebra Finch.

Figure A79

Green Winged Macaw.

Figure A80

Hyacinth Macaw.

Figure A81

Peach Faced Lovebird.

Figure A82

Red Ear Slider.

Figure A83

Green Iguana.

Figure A84

Bearded Dragon.

Figure A85

Corn Snake.

Figure A86

Map Turtle.

Figure A87

Box Turtle.

Figure A88

Green Anole.

Figure A89

Boa Constrictor.

Figure A90

Ball Python.

Figure A91

Veiled Chameleon.

Figure A92

American Bullfrog.

Figure A93

Green Treefrog.

Figure A94

American Toad.

Figure A95

Galloway.

Figure A96

Angus.

Figure A97

Red Angus.

Figure A98

Hereford.

Figure A99

Charolais.

Figure A100

Shorthorn.

Figure A101

Texas Longhorn.

Figure A102

Highland.

Figure A103

Simmental.

Figure A104

Holstein.

Figure A105

Milking Shorthorn.

Figure A106

Brown Swiss.

Figure A107

Guernsey.

Figure A108

Appaloosa.

Figure A109

American Quarter Horse.

Figure A110

American Miniature Horse.

Figure A111

Paint.

Source

: Courtesy of Amanda Reed.

Figure A112

Belgian.

Source

: Courtesy of Shari Krause.

Figure A113

Miniature Mule.

Figure A114

Arabian.

Figure A115

Thoroughbred.

Figure A116

Donkey.

Figure A117

Hanoverian.

Source

: Courtesy of Jessica Berman.

Figure A118

Pony of the Americas (POA).

Figure A119

Standardbred.

Source

: Courtesy of Molly Brobst.

Figure A120

Shetland Pony.

Source

: Courtesy of Molly Brobst.

Figure A121

Welsh Pony.

Figure A122

Percheron.

Figure A123

Cleveland Bay.

Figure A124

Tennessee Walking Horse.

Figure A125

Morgan.

Figure A126

Paso Fino.

Figure A127

Hampshire.

Figure A128

American Yorkshire.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A129

Spots.

Figure A130

Duroc.

Figure A131

Hereford.

Figure A132

Berkshire.

Figure A133

Saddleback.

Figure A134

American Landrace.

Figure A135

Chester White.

Figure A136

Suffolk.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A137

Corriedale.

Figure A138

Rambouillet.

Figure A139

Cheviot.

Figure A140

Dorset.

Figure A141

Southdown.

Figure A142

Lincoln.

Figure A143

Jacob.

Figure A144

Tunis.

Figure A145

Pygmy.

Figure A146

Nubian.

Figure A147

Boer.

Figure A148

Alpine.

Figure A149

LaMancha.

Figure A150

Leghorn.

Figure A151

Rhode Island Red.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A152

Polish.

Figure A153

Cochin.

Figure A154

Bantam.

Figure A155

Peafowl/Peacock.

Figure A156

Indian Runner.

Figure A157

Muscovy.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A158

Guinea Fowl.

Figure A159

Quail.

Figure A160

Jersey Giant.

Figure A161

Araucana.

Figure A162

Swan.

Figure A163

Pekin.

Figure A164

Embden.

Figure A165

New Hampshire Red.

Source

: Courtesy of Wendy MacDonald.

Figure A166

Chinese.

Figure A167

Royal Palm.

Figure A168

Toulouse.

Figure A169

Ostrich.

Figure A170

Pheasant.

Figure A171

Alpaca.

Figure A172

Beefalo.

Figure A173

Fallow Deer

Figure A174

Elk.

Figure A175

Llama.

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