Across
- 2. number which describes the level of flesh or fat an animal possesses
- 3. animals with a four compartment stomach
- 12. harvest finished cattle which are purchased from feedlots and other outlets
- 13. a male; when ovulation takes place
- 15. filled with antibodies; paves the road for the future health, immunity and
- 17. science which deals with food and its effects on health
- 18. feeds high in fiber
- 20. number estimate of breeding potential for characteristics, such as gain,
- 21. offspring
- 22. purchase weanling calves from cow/calf producers and feed them out on
- 25. cow/calf producers who produce breeding stock for purebred or commercial
Down
- 1. cattle’s safety zone
- 4. of offspring
- 5. land
- 6. generally use purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce
- 7. feeds high in energy and low in fiber
- 8. segment of the beef cattle industry; sole purpose is to feed and fatten
- 9. trouble giving birth
- 10. period of pregnancy in animals; time from conception to birth
- 11. regularly occurring state of sexual receptivity during which a female will
- 14. removal of the testicles of a male animal
- 16. and maternal and carcass traits
- 19. process of giving birth
- 23. and protein needed for optimum growth of an animal
- 24. mixture of feedstuffs which provide a balanced diet containing high amounts of