Intro to Beef Cattle

2. Intact male that can reproduce
4. Male animal that has been castrated and cannot breed.
7. Zebu (humped) cattle, including the Brahman breed in the United States.
9. Adult female that has produced a calf.
10. Meat from very young cattle (under 3 months of age).
12. Process of giving birth.
14. Time from conception until the female gives birth, an average of 285 days in cattle.

1. Young male or female bovine animal under 1 year of age.
2. Includes most cattle found in the United States and their European ancestors.
3. Product of considerably less value than the major product.
5. Breed originating in European countries other than England (these are called British breeds)
6. Young female that has not produced a calf.
8. Refers to a general family grouping of cattle.
11. Mammal whose stomach has four parts--rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum.
13. Naturally or genetically hornless.