2.3 vocab

1. to confine the sow from up to a week before giving birth
4. a narrow corridor built for cattle that separates them from the rest of the herd and allows handlers and veterinarians to provide medical care or restrain the animal for other procedures
8. a type of animal feeding operation which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle
13. a homeostatic process that maintains a steady internal body temperature despite changes in external conditions.
14. a small pen that a ewe and her lamb/lambs are housed in after lambing.
17. one of the three components of biorisk management, which ensures the safe use and security of biological materials in laboratories.
19. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
20. a long trough for feeding cattle

2. a space with precisely regulated environmental factors.
3. an individual pen with a shelter and an outdoor area.
5. a device used to secure a cow's head to allow handlers and veterinarians access to the animal
6. an isolated room or separate building to which cows kept on a loose-housing system are taken for milking.
7. an organism causing disease to its host
9. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
10. a pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch.
11. a pen where livestock are temporarily confined
12. a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.
15. the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
16. the process by which 'clean' air (normally outdoor air) is intentionally provided to a space and stale air is removed.
18. two or more conspecific individuals living in close association with, or connected to, one another.