Across
- 4. A sterile female who is not able to reproduce
- 6. A group of animals with similar characteristics
- 7. Male cattle castrated later in life
- 11. Getting rid of an animal to benefit the herd
- 12. Male cattle castrated at a young age
- 14. First milk a cow has that is full of antibodies
- 17. Lacking horns
- 19. Degree of fatness
- 20. an animal with four stomachs
- 22. When sire and dam are bred and are close relatives
- 24. Female cattle who have had 1+ calves
Down
- 1. Carcass cutout value
- 2. Breeding two animals of different breeds
- 3. Female cattle who have not had a calf
- 5. Time of pregnancy- 9.5 months
- 8. Uncastrated male cattle
- 9. Selective breeding where sire and dam are not closely related
- 10. Time not milking- usually 60 days
- 11. Remove the testes of male cattle
- 13. Breed of dairy that produces the most milk
- 15. Percentage of fat distributed throughout the meat
- 16. When calves are separated from their mom
- 18. Time of milking-305 days
- 21. father
- 23. mother
