Cattle Terms - Animal Nutrition - S. Ekelund

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Across
  1. 1. Period of pregnancy in animals; time from conception to birth
  2. 3. cellulose
  3. 4. System used to classify the amount (or lack) of fat on an animal, abbreviation
  4. 7. feed high in fiber
  5. 8. leaves, third compartment of the stomach
  6. 11. female parent of a domestic animal
  7. 12. Papillae, first compartment of the stomach
  8. 16. glandular, fourth compartment of the stomach
  9. 18. honeycomb,second part of the stomach
  10. 19. female that has had at least one calf
  11. 20. male or female less than 1-year old
  12. 21. a calf that has been weaned from nursing, usually around 4-6 months old
  13. 22. segment of the beef cattle industry; the sole purpose is to feed and fatten cattle in a smaller area
  14. 24. the process of giving birth
  15. 25. female that has never had a calf
Down
  1. 2. male parent of a domestic animal
  2. 5. young male that has been neutered
  3. 6. the first milk produced, high in fat and antibodies
  4. 9. animals with a four-compartment stomach
  5. 10. group of cattle
  6. 13. generic, plural term for all cows, bulls, calves, heifers, and steers
  7. 14. medical, a term for cattle, male or female, young or old
  8. 15. mature male used for breeding
  9. 16. artificial insemination abbreviation
  10. 17. a calf this is one year old
  11. 19. removal of the testicles of a male animal
  12. 23. embryo transfer abbreviation
  13. 24. an animal who has pure and proven lineage and is most often registered