Across
- 1. related to home or household
- 4. the types of food consumed regularly
- 7. materials used as animal feed
- 8. tropical or subtropical grassland with scattered trees
- 12. process of increasing in size or development
- 13. study of animal biology and care
- 20. severe abdominal pain, often caused by digestive issues
- 23. an animal with a stomach that ferments food in multiple chambers
- 24. study of heredity and genes
- 25. crop grown for sale rather than personal use
- 27. process of providing food for health and growth
- 28. soft, moist material applied to the body for healing
- 31. passing traits from parents to offspring
- 32. organic compounds used by animals for energy storage
- 33. unit of energy used to measure food value
- 34. chemical used to kill pests
- 35. physical or mental strain or tension
- 36. process of urination
- 38. essential molecules for growth, repair, and body functions
- 41. use of statistics in biological research
- 44. exchange goods or services without using money
- 46. controlled experiment to evaluate animal feed
- 47. a carbohydrate found in plants, used for energy
- 48. physical or mental effort required for a task
Down
- 2. large, flat grassland with few trees
- 3. food that meets Jewish dietary laws
- 5. the act of discharging feces from the body
- 6. harmful microorganism that causes disease
- 9. small-scale production of fruits and vegetables for sale
- 10. the food provided to animals for nourishment
- 11. having a single-chambered stomach
- 14. enclosed area for livestock with no vegetation
- 15. part of the digestive tract where fermentation occurs in some animals
- 16. organic matter used as fertilizer
- 17. portion of feed excluding water
- 18. first stomach compartment in ruminant animals where fermentation occurs
- 19. practice of mating animals to produce specific offspring traits
- 21. enzyme that breaks down cellulose in plant matter
- 22. improve the quality or characteristics of livestock
- 26. common opening for the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in some animals
- 28. organism that lives on or in another and benefits at its expense
- 29. poisonous substance produced by living organisms
- 30. stomach compartments in ruminant animals before the true stomach
- 37. an animal that primarily eats meat
- 39. indigestible part of plant-based feed
- 40. inorganic nutrients essential for animal health and growth
- 42. social or cultural prohibition
- 43. ability to provide for oneself without external help
- 45. the amount and type of feed given to an animal