beef cattle management practices – Flashcards
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seedstock producers
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cow/calf producers who produce breeding stock for purebred or commercial operations
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cow/calf opperations
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generally use purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring
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feedlots
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segment of the beef cattle industry; sole purpose is to feed and fatten cattle
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beef packers
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harvest finished cattle which are purchased from feedlots and other outlets
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flight zone
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cattle's safety zone
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nutrition
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science which deals with food and its effects on health
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rations
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mixture of feedstuffs which provide a balanced diet containing high amounts of energy and protein needed for optimum growth of an animal
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concentrates
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feeds high in energy and low in fiber
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roughages
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feeds high in fiber
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ruminants
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animals with a four compartment stomach
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EPD (expected progeny differences)
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number estimate of breeding potential for characteristics such as gain, muscling and maternal and carcass traits
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body condition score
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number which describes the level of flesh or fat an animal possesses
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estrus (standing heat)
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regularly occurring state of sexual receptivity during which a female will accept a male; when ovulation takes place
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gestation
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period of pregnancy in animals; time from conception to birth
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parturition
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process of giving birth
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dystocia
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trouble giving birth
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colostrum
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filled with antibodies; paves the road for future health, immunity and survival of offspring
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castration
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removal of the testicles of a male animal
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dorsal
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back
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carnial
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head
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ventral
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stomach
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caudal
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tail
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proximal
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up from
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distal
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down from
