Across
- 1. Castrated male
- 2. Highest quality grade, tastes best but very expensive
- 3. Main product from beef cattle
- 6. Grade for the amount of marbling in the meat
- 7. young male bull that cannot reproduce
- 9. Mature male
- 10. The period of time when a cow is being milked (usually 300 days)
- 11. The ability of cows to give milk after calving
- 12. Baby
- 14. Cattle breeds used for milk
- 16. Originated in Switzerland, has best yield grade
- 18. Average number of babies
- 19. Mature female
- 20. Scientific name for cattle
- 22. Black and white dairy breed, most common
- 24. Best combination of yield and quality grade. Breed is all black and commonly used in marketing.
- 26. Grade for the amount of meat on an animal
- 27. Immature female
Down
- 1. Less desirable quality grade, usually turned into hamburger
- 4. Intramuscular fat
- 5. Black ________ is a cross between Hereford and black angus
- 7. Cattle breeds used for meat
- 8. The first milk produced by a female giving birth. Contains high amounts of antibodies, protein and energy
- 12. Most common quality grade
- 13. Generally has the best quality grade, red with white face
- 15. Parturition
- 17. Calf whose mother has died
- 21. The period of time when a cow is not being milked before it is about to have a calf
- 23. Group
- 25. male that was castrated after he was fully mature