beef cattle

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Across
  1. 3. - a young animal
  2. 4. , when testicles are removed from a male that is not required for breeding
  3. 6. - a castradted male 3 years of age or older
  4. 9. a female older than a calf, from 6 months of age until it has had a calf its self
  5. 10. the ability of an animal to reproduse
  6. 11. score, an assessment of an animals condition, based on its fat and muscle score
Down
  1. 1. fine flecks of fat with-in the meat
  2. 2. - what remains of the animals body after the head, feet, hide, tail, and internal organs of the abdomen have been removed
  3. 5. weight, weight of the carcase
  4. 7. period, from conception to birth in cattle, this is 9 months
  5. 8. an animal removed from a herd because of age, disease, physical deformity or lack of value as a breading animal