Cow Vocabulary

2. to carry offspring in the womb
3. living things that feed off and live on other living things
7. cows giving birth, usually in the spring
8. tiny one-celled organisms that play many roles in nature, on a dairy farm, it breaks down plant material in a cow’s stomach or in an anaerobic
11. land or fields with green grass
13. a special group of animals that usually look alike
15. given medicine to prevent diseases
16. the skin of a cow, can be used to make leather

1. when ranchers on horseback ride beside their cattle to move their herds to new pastures
4. a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old
5. other bacteria can cause milk to sour
6. material given to plants usually by adding it to the soil, providing nutrients that will improve plant growth
9. – an essential nutrient found in milk and in all living cells
10. waste material from animals
12. chopped and fermented corn or alfalfa plants that are stored in covered piles or silos and used for cow feed
14. able to survive in a harsh environment