Beef Industry Terms

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Across
  1. 1. developed in the British Isles, smaller framed than other cattle breeds and known for their quality of meat
  2. 2. also known as exotics, they are known for high growth rate and large frame size
  3. 4. buy weaning-age calves and feed high roughage diets
  4. 5. maintain herd of cows and raise calves to sell at weaning
  5. 9. accustom a calf to food other than its mother's milk
Down
  1. 1. an item of significantly less value than the main product
  2. 3. the result of an operation or work
  3. 6. have brahman as genetic base, known for resistance to insects and disease well as tolerance to heat and humidity
  4. 7. feeding cattle high protein diets to make them meatier for production
  5. 8. yearling cattle are fed high-energy grain based diets with little roughage