Across
- 2. a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms
- 6. to protect against hurt, injury, or loss
- 8. a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes
- 11. principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses
- 12. the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
- 13. a collection of medical practices and procedures that helps prevent contamination from pathogens
- 14. organisms that live on or within another organism or host
- 16. a science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo
- 17. the largest stomach in a cow
- 22. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease
- 25. a young cow that has not had a calf
- 26. an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment
- 28. an infection or disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural conditions
- 29. produced normally by specialized B cells after stimulation and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response
- 30. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
- 31. a profession developed from the desire of governments to protect public health by controlling the safety and efficacy of products to ensure that what they supply are safe and make a worthwhile contribution to public health and welfare
- 34. destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and especially pathogenic microorganisms
- 35. a small piece of apparatus which typically consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn by suction as for dispensing or measurement
Down
- 1. to cause to sprout or develop
- 3. an uncastrated male horse
- 4. a machine using force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
- 5. a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting
- 7. a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features
- 9. the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination
- 10. marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
- 15. knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method
- 18. any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous artiodactyl mammals with a thick bristly skin and a long flexible snout
- 19. a young hen of the domestic chicken less than a year old
- 20. a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
- 21. a person qualified to treat diseased or injured animals
- 23. a male domestic chicken
- 24. a portion or quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study
- 27. a disease outbreak prevalent over a whole country or the world
- 32. any substance foreign to the body that evokes an immune response
- 33. provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management