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Dairy and Livestock
Term | Definition |
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veal | young calves or meat from young calves. |
colostrum | first milk produced by mammals; high in antibodies |
milk replacers | dried dairy or vegetable products that are mixed in warm water and fed to calves in place of milk. |
free choice | making feed available at all times. |
wean | to accustom an animal to take food other than by nursing. |
heifer | female of the cattle family that has not given birth. |
calve | to give birth in cattle. |
cow | female of the cattle family that has given birth. |
dry period | period of time when a cow is not producing milk. |
cull | remove from the herd. |
steer | castrated male member of the cattle family. |
lard | rendered pork fat. |
sow | female of the swine family that has given birth. |
boar | male of the swine family. |
gilt | female of the swine family that has not given birth. |
farrow | giving birth in the swine family. |
dock | remove or shorten tails of certain animals. |
lamb | member of the sheep family less than one year old, also meat from young sheep. |
mutton | meat from mature sheep. |
ewe | female of the sheep family. |
ram | male of the sheep family. |
chevon | meat from goats. |
kid | young goat. |
lactation period | when mammals are producing milk. |
butterfat | fat found in milk. |