Intro to Beef Cattle
Across
- 2. Intact male that can reproduce
- 4. Male animal that has been castrated and cannot breed.
- 7. Zebu (humped) cattle, including the Brahman breed in the United States.
- 9. Adult female that has produced a calf.
- 10. Meat from very young cattle (under 3 months of age).
- 12. Process of giving birth.
- 14. Time from conception until the female gives birth, an average of 285 days in cattle.
Down
- 1. Young male or female bovine animal under 1 year of age.
- 2. Includes most cattle found in the United States and their European ancestors.
- 3. Product of considerably less value than the major product.
- 5. Breed originating in European countries other than England (these are called British breeds)
- 6. Young female that has not produced a calf.
- 8. Refers to a general family grouping of cattle.
- 11. Mammal whose stomach has four parts--rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum.
- 13. Naturally or genetically hornless.