Across
- 4. The study of heredity and inherited traits
- 7. Practices used to prevent the spread of disease
- 12. The care breeding feeding and management of animals
- 13. The first milk produced after birth that is rich in antibodies
- 18. The physical traits that can be observed in an animal
- 20. Small flecks of fat found within muscle tissue
- 21. An animal with a four-compartment stomach
- 22. An adult female sheep
- 25. An organism that lives on or inside another organism and causes harm
Down
- 1. The physical structure and shape of an animal
- 2. Choosing animals with desirable traits for breeding
- 3. The period when a female animal is receptive to breeding
- 5. An adult female pig that has produced offspring
- 6. Separating animals to prevent possible disease transmission
- 8. The genetic makeup of an animal
- 9. Plant material such as grass or hay eaten by livestock
- 10. An adult female goat
- 11. The true stomach of a ruminant
- 14. An animal with a single-chambered stomach
- 15. A castrated male bovine
- 16. The amount and type of feed given to an animal in a 24-hour period
- 17. The largest stomach compartment in a ruminant
- 19. A young female bovine that has not yet produced a calf
- 23. The period of pregnancy from conception until birth
- 24. An intact adult male pig