Ch. 10.1 Beef Industry

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Across
  1. 4. a cattleman who mainly raises purebred cattle for breed associations
  2. 6. operation - a beef cattle production operation in which young calves are allowed to graze pastures for moderate weight gain
  3. 8. Indicus - cattle from tropical countries
  4. 9. a primal cut from the abdominal muscles of animals
  5. 10. - primal cut from the shoulder and neck of beef cattle
  6. 11. a cultivated variety of animals species achieved through the process of selective breeding
  7. 12. the entrails and internal organs of animals processed for food
  8. 16. a group of cattle of a single kind that is kept together for a specific purpose
  9. 17. a rancher or cattleman who mainly raises purebred cattle for breed associations
  10. 21. Taurus - breeds that originated from Europe
  11. 23. cattle that lack horns by natural means
  12. 24. a cattle operation in which large numbers of cattle are grouped based on size, genetics, and consistency in order to maximize profit for the feedlot
  13. 26. the proportion of lean, salable meat yielded by a carcass
  14. 27. a primal cut of meat from the hindquarters of beef cattle
Down
  1. 1. usually crossbred beef cattle produced for sale to stocker operations and feedlots
  2. 2. the process of carrying young in the womb between conception and birth
  3. 3. a beef cattle production operation in which young cattle are allowed to graze pastures for moderate weight gain
  4. 5. a secondary cut made from a primal cut of beef cattle
  5. 7. an operation used to breed and birth beef cattle for sale
  6. 11. a tough, fatty primal cut of meat from the front belly of beef cattle
  7. 13. association - an organization that maintains documented pedigrees and performance data for purebred animals such as cattle, horse, sheep and swine
  8. 14. - the meat humans consume from harvested cattle
  9. 15. - a fairly tough, boneless primal cut that lies over the sternum, ribs, and connecting cartilage of beef cattle
  10. 18. a tender primal cut made from the center of rib
  11. 19. - the species name for cattle
  12. 20. an animal whose digestive system has 4 compartments to its stomach
  13. 21. cattle - the cattle used to produce beef
  14. 22. a primal cut between the ribs and the round
  15. 23. cut one of the large primary pieces into which a beef carcass is divided
  16. 25. partially digested food that is regurgitated into the mouth and rechewed so that it can pass to the rest of the digestive system