| Across |
| 2. |
Packers harvest finished cattle which are purchased from feedlots and other outlets |
| 4. |
segment of the beef cattle industry; sole purpose is to feed and fatten cattle |
| 6. |
removal of the testicles of a male animal |
| 7. |
trouble giving birth |
| 8. |
with antibodies; paves the road for future health, immunity and survival of offspring |
| 9. |
feeds high in energy and low in fiber |
| 11. |
feeds high in fiber |
| 13. |
purchase weanling calves from cow/calf producers and feed them out on pasture land |
| 14. |
process of giving birth |
| 15. |
animals with a four-compartment stomach |
| 16. |
science which deals with food and its effects on health |
| 17. |
mixture of feedstuffs |
| 18. |
number which describes the level of flesh or fat an animal possesses |
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| Down |
| 1. |
cow/calf producers who produce breeding stock for purebred or commercial |
| 3. |
cattle’s safety zone |
| 5. |
number estimate of breeding potential for characteristics, such as gain, muscling and maternal and carcass traits |
| 8. |
generally use purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring |
| 10. |
period of pregnancy in animals; time from conception to birth |
| 12. |
regularly occurring state of sexual receptivity during which a female will accept a male; when ovulation takes place |
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