Beef Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. castrated male bovine that cannot be used for breeding
  2. 4. a male or female baby bovine
  3. 7. the act of surgically removing a bull's testicles
  4. 10. a type of animal that has a compartmentalized stomach; this type of animal will regurgitate their food, chew the cud, and swallow it down to aid in digestion
  5. 11. animal that you do not wat to keep anymore and need to sell
  6. 14. the act of giving birth
Down
  1. 1. tool to safely restrain cattle for primarily medical purposes
  2. 2. traits that influence female characteristics like milk yield
  3. 5. traits that influence male characteristics like muscle growth
  4. 6. adult female bovine used for breeding
  5. 8. young female bovine that has not had a calf yet
  6. 9. adult male bovine used for breeding
  7. 12. taking older calves away from their mothers so they can start eating grass and growing on their own
  8. 13. the time in the reproductive cycle when the female cow is in heat