Week 11 Vocabulary
Across
- 1. An animal with a multi-chambered stomach, like cattle or sheep.
- 3. The mating of animals to produce offspring.
- 6. The process of preparing and using land for growing crops.
- 9. A group of livestock animals of the same species.
- 10. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- 11. Animals kept for use and profit.
- 13. the process or period of gathering crops (typically during a particular period).
- 14. A substance added to soil to increase crop growth and yields.
- 16. the second stomach of a ruminant, having a honeycomb-like structure, receiving food from the rumen and passing it to the omasum.
- 18. Ration The amount and type of feed given to livestock.
- 21. antimicrobial drugs to treat, prevent, or control bacterial infections in farm animals
- 22. the adaptation of a plant or animal from a wild or natural state (as by selective breeding) to life in close association with humans
- 24. a plant or plant product that is grown and harvested for profit or subsistence, typically on a larger scale.
- 25. drugs or chemical compounds used to treat and prevent infections and infestations from parasites, such as worms, protozoa, and external pests like lice and ticks.
- 27. the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock.
- 29. a RAW good or primary product like wheat, corn, coffee, or livestock that is grown , raised , or harvested on farms or ranches and traded in bulk in the global economy
- 30. the muscular third stomach of a ruminant animal, between the reticulum and the abomasum.
Down
- 2. An animal with a single-chambered stomach.
- 4. the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum.
- 5. an immunological preparation containing a weakened or dead version of a disease-causing microbe—to stimulate an animal's immune system to develop a protective response.
- 7. Land covered with grass and suitable for grazing animals.
- 8. The process plants use to make food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
- 12. the science and practice of raising plants and livestock for the benefit of man.
- 15. A feed high in energy or protein and low in fiber.
- 17. the third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum.
- 19. Period the mandatory length of time that must pass between the last administration of a medication to a food-producing animal and the use of that animal's products for human consumption..
- 20. the activity or business of breeding livestock on a ranch.
- 21. the fourth stomach of a ruminant, which receives food from the omasum and passes it to the small intestine.
- 23. the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum.
- 26. Supplying water to crops by artificial means.
- 28. The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.