Beef Production Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Technical term for "Giving Birth" | Parturation |
| Breeds of cattle that fall under the Bos Indicus type. | Zebu |
| The food bolus that is regurgitated to be re-chewed by the animal | Cud |
| Male breeding Animal | Sire |
| The second step in the Beef production cycle- Produces calves | Cow-Calf Operation |
| Female Breeding Animal | Dam |
| The third chamber of the ruminant stomach | Omasum |
| A cow's job is to produce. | Calves |
| The act of vaccinating, branding, and castrating young calves. | Processing |
| Mature Female Cattle | Cow |
| Large framed Italian Breed of cattle that was used for milk, meat nad as a draft animal. White with black skin. | Chianina |
| Composite breed of cattle that is from crossing Angus with a Brahman. | Brangus |
| Extremely muscled breed that is so over muscled calves are usually born through cesarian section. | Belgian Blue |
| The ability of an animal to find food in a harsh environment | Foragability |
| A group of animals tha have certain traits in common. | Breed |
| Cow that receives an embryo from a donor cow | Recipient Cow |
| British Breeds of cattle | Angus - Hereford - Shorthorn |
| Young cattle | Calf |
| The first sign of labor | mucous plug |
| Bos Indicus | Cattle form India |
| Mechanical removal of horns or horn buds | Dehorning |
| Cow that is superovulated to produce several embryos at one time. | Donor Cow |
| The act of removing a calf from his dam when he is able to survive without milk | Weaning |
| British breed known for having both Red & Black types and having excellent meat quality | Angus |
| Bull that is able to sire small calves. | Low Birth weight Bull |
| German breed whos name means, Yellow Cow | Gelbvieh |
| Common term for estrus | Heat |
| Gestation period of cattle | 283 days |
| Most common ranching operation | Cow-Calf |
| The second Chamber of the ruminant stomach "Honeycomb" | Reticulum |
| The first milk produced at parturation that is rich in antibodies. | Colostrum |
| Animals of known ancestry where all parents are of the same breed | Purebred |
| Term for difficulty giving birth | Dystocia |
| A calf that has become orphaned | Doggie |
| The phenomena associated with a crossbred offspring out performing the average of his purebred parents | Heterosis |
| A calf that is bottlefed | Bummer |
| Genetically bred to not grow horns | Polled |
| British Breed that may have pink eye issues but are great foragers. | Hereford |
| Bos Taurus breeds of cattle not from England | Continental Breeds |
| Type of cattle that are known for tolerating hot and humid environments and calving ease from areas such as India. | Bos Indicus |
| The first chamber of the ruminant stomach | Rumen |
| The instinct to raise a calf from birth to weaning successfully | Mothering Ability |
| Class of cattle that are uncommon to the United states that are usually used to increase the size of calves when bred with british breeds | Exotics |
| 3/8 Brahman & 5/8 Hereford | Braford |
| Purebred system of collecting data on progeny performance. | EPDs |
| The two types of Angus | Red & Black |
| Large white french breed. | Charolais |
| The final chamber of the ruminant stomach | Abomasum |
| EPD stands for. | Expected Progeny Difference |
| The final stage in Beef Production | Harvest |
| The process of removing livestock from range or pasture | Gathering |
| Time when a female will breed with a male | Estrus |
| The first stage in the Beef Production cycle | Seed Stock Producer |
| British Breed that is known for having good conformation and may be roan in color. | Shorthorn |
| 3/8 Brahman & 5/8 Charolais | Charbray |
| A breed that was created by combining other purebreeds in a particular ratio to create a new one. Example: Brangus | Composite Breed |
| Male Cattle | Bull |
| The third stage in the Beef production cycle - Buys calves and puts them on seasonal rangeland | Stocker Operation |
| A bull's job is to. | Breed cows |
| Bos Taurus | Cattle form Europe |
| 3/8 Bison & 5/8 Bovine | Beefalo |
| The process of collecting live embryos from a Donor cow to be implanted in a recipient cow | Flushing |
| Immature Female Cattle | Heifer |
| The fourth step in the Beef production chain - Animals feed a high concentrate diet | Feedlot |
| Castrated Male Cattle | Steer |
| Average harvest weight of a beef animal. | 1200 pounds |
| Mating animals of the same species but different purebreeds. | Crossbreeding |
| Common term for Heterosis | Hybrid Vigor |
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