Beef Production

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Across
  1. 4. Used to castrate animals
  2. 6. A cow used for breeding offspring
  3. 9. BCS
  4. 11. The amount of weight an animal gains on average each day
  5. 12. Designed for farmers breeding replacement dams
  6. 14. A castrated bull
  7. 15. Ratio of lean meat to fat
  8. 19. Designed for farmers breeding for slaughter
  9. 20. Most beef animals are sold before this age
Down
  1. 1. The time when an animal is housed and doesn't gain much weight
  2. 2. The shape of an animal
  3. 3. The time when an animal gains weight quickly after being turned out
  4. 5. Allows for traceability
  5. 7. A naturally polled animal
  6. 8. A bull used to breed offspring
  7. 10. A cow that has not been used for breeding
  8. 13. Levels of this hormone are higher is a bull is not castrated
  9. 16. A dual purpose breed
  10. 17. A beef farm where the calf is kept with the dam until weaning
  11. 18. A double muscled beef breed