Across
- 1. Due to cattle being ruminant animals, they repeatedly regurgitate and chew their “____” to digest.
- 2. 283 days is the average length of a cow’s ______ period.
- 5. Missouri was ranked in the top ____ beef producing states in 2021.
- 6. Cows are a _______ species meaning they have one stomach with four compartments.
- 8. A term describing a cow that is not bred is ______.
Down
- 1. The term for mating animals of two or more different breeds
- 3. Beef cattle are raised in this number of states.
- 4. 160 degrees is the minimum internal temperature that _____ beef should be cooked to in order to kill all harmful bacteria.
- 6. This is the largest compartment of a cow’s stomach.
- 7. The target age for a heifer to have her first calf expressed in years.