Livestock Selection Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Beef breed that is black and originated in Scotland
  2. 5. From India, used as a cross for rodeo bulls
  3. 6. Red cattle with white faces and horns
  4. 8. When an animal has a dominant and recessive gene for a specific trait
  5. 9. A record of the ancestors of an animal.
  6. 10. ________ Horse breed is mainly bred for ranch work and comes in a variety of colors
  7. 13. Goat breed that is the most common in the US. White with brown
  8. 16. When an animal has only dominant or only recessive genes for a specific gene
  9. 19. Black and white belted swine breed
  10. 21. A grade of beef based on fat content of meat
  11. 22. Famous breed of draft horses
  12. 23. Dark red beef breed with name that sounds like a fancy car
  13. 25. Horse breed with the same name as a waffle
  14. 27. Swine that is white with black patches
  15. 28. A grade in beef cattle based on the dressing percent. The grade levels are 1-5
Down
  1. 1. Red pig that has droopy ears.
  2. 3. Refers to the genetic make up of animal for a specific trait
  3. 4. White swine breed with erect ears.
  4. 7. Means without horns
  5. 11. Horse breed that runs in the Kentucky Derby
  6. 12. Cattle from Switzerland, tan or red to dark red, patchy colored
  7. 14. Beef breed from Italy, white and very large
  8. 15. One of the oldest breeds of horses from the Middle East, has a dished face
  9. 17. ___________footed means the hooves turn out from body.
  10. 18. Genetic term that refers to what you actually see in animal, such as hair color
  11. 20. sheep with black face and legs, free from wool on head and legs
  12. 24. The ribeye area is measured between the 12th and 13th _________.
  13. 26. The most expensive cut of meet comes from this areas of the beef animal
  14. 29. Acronym that means the degree of difference between the progeny of a bull and progeny of the breed average