The Animal Caretaker

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Across
  1. 2. Farm animals raised for products or labor.
  2. 5. Relating to the production of milk and milk products.
  3. 6. Marking an animal with a hot iron to identify it.
  4. 9. A place where eggs are hatched, especially for fish or poultry.
  5. 10. The process of removing a sheep's wool.
  6. 11. Large farm building for sheltering livestock or storing feed.
  7. 12. Fermented high-moisture fodder, stored in a silo.
  8. 16. The process of throwing or pulling down an animal to perform a procedure.
  9. 17. An animal with a single-chambered stomach, e.g., pigs, horses.
  10. 20. Domesticated birds, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys.
  11. 21. Poultry raised for eggs are called layers.
  12. 26. A group of birds or sheep.
  13. 27. Animal doctor.
  14. 28. Surgical removal of an animal's reproductive organs.
  15. 31. Bovine animals, raised for beef or dairy.
  16. 32. Poultry raised for meat.
  17. 33. A young goat.
  18. 36. Ruminant animals raised for wool, meat, or milk.
  19. 37. Organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
  20. 38. A young pig.
  21. 39. Food, especially dried hay or feed, for livestock.
  22. 42. Attaching an identification tag to an animal's ear.
  23. 44. A castrated male horse.
  24. 46. Trimming an animal's hair or wool.
  25. 47. The fine, soft, curly hair forming the fleece of sheep.
  26. 48. The act of gathering animals together.
  27. 51. Canines often used for herding or guarding livestock.
  28. 53. A small enclosure for livestock.
  29. 55. An animal that chews the cud, e.g., cattle, sheep, goats.
  30. 56. Hybrid offspring of a donkey and a horse.
  31. 57. Forage that is cut and wilted before ensiling.
  32. 59. High-energy feeds given to livestock.
  33. 60. The hard part of the foot of a horse or other mammal.
Down
  1. 1. Equine animals used for riding, work, or sport.
  2. 3. Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus of a female animal.
  3. 4. The process of extracting milk from an animal.
  4. 7. Hardy ruminant often kept for milk, meat, or fiber.
  5. 8. The process of gradually introducing an infant animal to food other than its mother's milk.
  6. 13. A group of young animals born at the same time to one mother.
  7. 14. A young horse, especially one less than one year old.
  8. 15. A person who manages livestock.
  9. 18. A cage or enclosure for poultry.
  10. 19. Administration of a vaccine to prevent disease.
  11. 22. The process of producing milk.
  12. 23. Felines sometimes kept for pest control on farms.
  13. 24. Act of animals feeding on grass in a pasture.
  14. 25. A young sheep.
  15. 26. A craftsman who trims and shoes horses' hooves.
  16. 29. Omnivorous animals raised for their meat.
  17. 30. An equine animal, smaller than a horse, often used as a pack animal.
  18. 31. Surgical removal of the testicles of a male animal.
  19. 34. A young bovine animal.
  20. 35. Dried grass used as animal feed.
  21. 40. Reproductive structures produced by female birds, often consumed by humans.
  22. 41. Protection for animals from weather or predators.
  23. 43. Administering medication to eliminate internal parasites.
  24. 45. Caring for an animal's appearance and health by brushing, cleaning, etc.
  25. 49. Land covered with grass for grazing animals.
  26. 50. The period of development of offspring in the womb.
  27. 52. The process of mating animals to produce offspring.
  28. 54. A large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals.
  29. 58. An enclosure for a single animal in a stable or barn.