BEEF!
Across
- 4. Female that is confirmed pregnant or has already calved
- 7. US breed that was created through crossbreeding with great maternal traits
- 8. Gentle breed with high fertility rates
- 10. Animal that has several parts of their stomach used to break down plant material
- 12. Newborn male or female cattle
- 14. Female that has not been pregnant
- 15. Hair at the end of the tail
- 18. Loose skin under the neck that can be used to cool the body temperature
- 20. Intact male that can reproduce
- 24. Part of the digestive tract that absorbs the nutrients
- 25. Part of the digestive tract that absorbs liquid and adds mucus to the leftover feed
- 27. Male castrated after reaching maturity
- 28. Part of the stomach that soaks the feed in saliva to help the bacteria
- 30. Process of giving birth for cattle
Down
- 1. Scientific name of cattle
- 2. Breed with special traits to help with heat adaptability
- 3. Male castrated while young to use for meat products
- 5. Knee that bends to the back of the animal
- 6. Large framed breed that can appear fuzzy
- 9. Muscled area over the pelvic bone
- 11. Process of re-chewing food to break it down
- 13. Part of the stomach that has bacteria to start breaking down the feed
- 14. Measurement behind the front legs of the animal that can be used to estimate weight
- 16. Largest and heaviest cattle breed
- 17. Top of the neck that enlarges on bulls
- 19. Top of the head where the horns grow
- 20. Muscular chest of the animal
- 21. Muscled area along the spine
- 22. Part of the stomach that squeezes the excess moisture from the chewed food
- 23. Breed with the highest carcass quality
- 26. Part of the stomach that uses gastric juices to break down the feed into small parts
- 29. Common name of cattle