Beef production

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Across
  1. 2. Number of days you have to tag a beef calf.
  2. 4. Calving 'what' the average length between calvings for the whole herd.
  3. 5. The organisation you must register the birth of the calf with.
  4. 10. A large framed and milky beef breed form Switzerland
  5. 11. Term used to describe a bull that is good for producing a finished beef animal.
  6. 13. Name of the main cattle tag.
  7. 14. Length of the oestrus cycle for a cow/heifer.
  8. 15. Breeds that originate from the UK
  9. 16. The first milk that a calf should receive.
  10. 17. Target first service age in months.
Down
  1. 1. Breeds that originate from outside the UK.
  2. 3. The process of removing the horn buds from a calf.
  3. 6. Term used to describe the shape of the animal. and is only altered through breeding.
  4. 7. Most popular beef breed in the UK.
  5. 8. Native breeds are ........ maturing
  6. 9. Correct term for the mother of the calf.
  7. 12. The term used to describe the system used for rearing cattle indoors all year round.