Across
- 1. High protein grain
- 3. Marker used to indicate when a cow is in heat
- 4. Cycles several times a year
- 6. Identification either by freezing or burning
- 8. Pregnancy
- 9. Steers are housed here for about 5 months while they gain weight before slaughter
- 11. Permanent ink to aid in identification
- 12. Producing milk
- 14. Having a single-chambered stomach
- 15. Baby teeth
- 17. Placing a bovine in a recumbent position
- 19. Calculated nutritional value usually composed of silage and grains
- 20. Restrains a cow for rectal palpation or vaccination
- 21. Purpose of the Angus and Hereford breeds
- 22. Male calves raised for meat
Down
- 1. Quarter, half, or whole consumable meat of an animal; graded by USDA
- 2. Bulky fodder for ruminants and horses; usually grass and/or hay
- 4. Giving birth
- 5. To kill an animal for meat
- 7. Black and white dairy breed originated in the Netherlands
- 10. Made of plastic or metal with alphanumerical code script for ID
- 13. Cattle that graze on grass in large enclosure
- 16. Difficult parturition
- 18. Fermented hay and other nutrients fed to both dairy and beef cattle
