Cattle husbandry

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Across
  1. 2. male calves should be castrated within ___ months of age
  2. 4. grazing cows need at least ___ hectare per cow
  3. 7. removal of the testicles in very young male cattle
  4. 10. Weaning allows the mother cow to transfer _____ to her own body for the next calving
  5. 12. a way to produce immunity to a particular infectious disease
  6. 13. calves are weaned at ____ to ten months of age
  7. 14. cattle should be vaccinated every ___ months
  8. 15. the process of withdrawing a calfs' access to milk
Down
  1. 1. _________ breeding allows greater control over genetic gains
  2. 3. removing a bovines horns
  3. 5. an area where cattle are grazed
  4. 6. a technique for marking livestock, usually done with a hot iron
  5. 8. the best place to vaccinate cattle is in the ____ muscle
  6. 9. the process of selecting and mating individuals
  7. 10. the gestation period of a cow is ___ months
  8. 11. a method of livestock identification