April has a Calf

Glossary

Antibodies

Proteins produced by special cells in the immune system to help fight invading viruses or bacteria

Dehydrated

The condition where the body doesn't contain as much water as it needs to be healthy

Iodine

Medicine used to protect open cuts from infection

Intravenous Fluids

Fluids that are injected into the vein

Laboratory

A place where scientific research and diagnostic testing is done

Milk Glands

Glands that produce milk

Udder

This is the milk gland under the cow that her calf sucks on to draw out the milk. When a machine is milking a cow the tubes are attached to her udder.

Umbilical Cord

The cord that connects the unborn calf to its mother