Animal Science Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Folds or flap of skin on the neck of cattle
  2. 6. Compartment attached to the rumen with a honeycomb-like lining that acts as a colander for foreign objects
  3. 8. Area just behind the withers on the cattle
  4. 9. Area right behind the elbow where the body begins
  5. 13. Where the hind legs and the barrel or body of the animal meet
  6. 14. Largest organ that is the source for forage fermentation that soaks and agitates plant matter similar to a washing machine
  7. 15. Compartment called “the book” with many leaf-like folds of stomach tissue that break down coarse food particles
  8. 20. Long, narrow tube that receives digested food from the stomach where most food nutrients are absorbed
  9. 21. Start of the process where chewing breaks down food by cutting and grinding it
  10. 22. Long straight area of the lower leg between the knee/hock down to the fetlock joint
Down
  1. 1. True stomach
  2. 2. Top of shoulder on livestock
  3. 3. A small callus on the underside of the fetlock on livestock, usually covered in hair
  4. 4. Larger diameter tube than the small intestine with the role of absorbing water
  5. 5. Another name for the hip/hip bone on cattle and goats
  6. 7. Area of the face that includes the nose, mouth, and chin
  7. 8. Breast or lower chest area in front of the forelegs on cattle and goats
  8. 10. Joint on the hind leg that corresponds to the knee of a human
  9. 11. One or more compartments that are the primary location for digestion in animals
  10. 12. Part of the hindquarters; area from the lion to the tail head
  11. 16. Top of the head and the beginning of the neck
  12. 17. Joint on the lower leg between the cannon and the pastern
  13. 18. The highest part of the rump on livestock
  14. 19. Beginning of the tail, where it is attached to the rump
  15. 20. Joint at the front of the chest; the slope of which starts at the withers