Beef Terms

3. Carbs produce this to power muscles
7. Surgical removal of testicles.
9. Another word for an illness like bloat, grass tetany, or foot rot.
10. Nutrient that is a necessity for building a skeleton and teeth.
19. A fibrous food stuff that aids in the passage of food through the digestive track such as hay.
20. A young bovine.
21. A castrated bovine.
22. Also known as stored cattle. This type of cattle are already weaned. They will consume food in a feedlot before processing.
24. A female bovine that has had a calf.
25. A feed additive that is necessary to reduce constipation during the birthing process. Categorized as a carbohydrate.
26. A bovine that is between one and two years old.
27. Nutrient that regulates the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of nutrients. It also helps protect against new diseases.

1. The name for an element or chemical compound that support the life processes of an animal.
2. Term for giving birth.
4. A management tool used to fight diseases by boosting immune the immune system at various points in the animals life.
5. Naturally hornless
6. Nutrients that carries fat soluble vitamins
8. Nutrient that provides energy that powers muscles.
11. A health and management program where cattle are weaned and worked through a health program prior to leaving the farm of origin, or before starting in a backgrounding or finishing program.
12. Another term for estrus.
13. Nutrient made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is crucial for fetal development and forms part of the DNA.
14. Nutrient that is important for the regulation of body temperature and transportation of waste throughout the body.
15. a female bovine that is not lactating.
16. A mature male bovine.
17. A female bovine that has not calved.
18. A animal with parents of different breeds.
23. Another word for a polygastric digestive system