Autoimmune tests maybe used to identify a specific autoimmune diseases or monitor an existing autoimmune disease. For example, one of the most common blood tests for detecting autoimmune disorders is ANA (antinuclear antibodies).ist of Autoimmune Screening Blood Tests. Alkaline Phosphatase-This blood test measures Alkaline Phosphatase levels. Alkaline phosphatase is a group of enzymes found throughout the body, specifically in the bone, liver, placenta and intestine. Purchase or more.
To disbud is to stop horns from growing, usually by cauterizing the blood supply to horn tissue. To dehorn is to cut horns off an adult goat with a surgical saw. Scurs are partial horn growth that can curl back into the goat's head or neck.
tr.v. spudÂ·ded, spudÂ·ding, spuds. 1. To remove with a sharp spadelike tool. 2. To begin drilling operations on: spud an oil well. [Middle English spudde, short knife.] spud (spÊd) n. 1. (Plants) an informal word for potato 1. 2. (Tools) a narrow-bladed spade for cutting roots, digging up weeds, etc. 3. (Tools) Also called: spudder a tool, resembling a chisel, for removing bark from trees. vb, spuds, spudding or spudded. 4. (Agriculture) (tr) to remove (bark) or eradicate (weeds) with a spud. 5. (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to drill the first foot of an oil well [C15 spudde short knife, of unknown origin; applied later to a digging tool, and hence to a potato] spud (spÊd) n., v. spudâ¢ded, spudâ¢ding. n. 1. Informal. a potato. 2. a spadelike instrument, esp. one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. 3. a stake for supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery. 4. a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter. v.t.