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