Livestock Skillathon

3. Corn, barley, and molasses are added to a ration to provide this nutrient.
4. A group of wool fibers within a fleece. A longer one means stronger yarn!
6. This contains the muscle, bone, and fat of an animal.
8. The hormone the causes standing heat.
10. Goat breed developed in South Africa, horned with loped ears, variety of color patterns.
12. Livestock with a four-compartment stomach.
13. An infection caused by face flies in cattle where the eye waters and eventually becomes cloudy.
15. Another term for pregnancy. About 283 days in cattle, 114 days in swine, 150 days in sheep and goats.
19. Organism that lives off and benefits from another (host) organism
21. The days that must pass from the time a medication is given until the animal can be slaughtered for meat.
22. The most-recorded breed of swine in North America. They are white with upright ears.
23. The most essential nutrient for all livestock.
24. Known for their fast growth and muscle, this swine breed is red!
25. A form of identification in swine.

1. The common name for fat within a muscle.
2. The belted swine breed!
5. This is a South African breed of sheep with hair. They can have a white or black head!
7. Medications that are used to treat diseases caused by bacteria.
9. A large breed of sheep with black heads known for producing fast-growing lambs.
11. Bacterial infection of the udder.
14. An abbreviation used for embryo transfer.
16. A castrated male lamb.
17. The hair sheep breed with the most breed registrations in the United States!
18. An intact male pig.
19. An animal whose parents are of the same breed.
20. Goat breed developed in New Zealand by mating feral goats with dairy goats for meat production.