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Bull
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a sexually mature male; bull calf used to denote males under a year of age
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Cow
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a female that has produced a calf
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Heifer
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a female hat has not produced a calf
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Heiferette
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a heifer that has calved once, dried up, and then fed for slaughter
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Steer
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a castrated male
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Calf
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a young cattle (less than one year of age) of either sex
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Calve
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the act of giving birth
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Stocker
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weaned cattle that are run on grass of fed on high roughage diets; generally weigh 350 to 550lbs when started; expected to gain 250 to 300lbs during the growing phase
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Cow-Calf Operation
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a management unit that maintains a breeding herd of cows and produces weaned claves for sale
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Yearling
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a cattle of either sex that is 1 to 2 years of age; some cattlemen refer to short and long yearlings
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Crossbred
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an animal that is a product of the crossing of two or more breeds
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Feeder Cattle
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those requiring more grown and/or fattening before slaughter
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Feedlot
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beef cattle enterprise where cattle are placed in confinement, fed harvested feeds, and fattened for slaughter
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Seedstock Producer
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enterprise that produces breeding animals for the commercial segment of the industry; the majority of purebreeders fail into this category
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Ram
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a male that is sexually mature; young males are called ram lambs
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Buck
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another name for a sexually mature male; also a male goat
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Billy
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a male goat
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Ewe
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a sexually mature female sheep; young females are called ewe lambs
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Doe/Nanny
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a sexually mature female goat
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Wether
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a castrated male often referred to as "muttons"
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Kid
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a young goat
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Lambing
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act of giving birth in sheep
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Kidding
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act of giving birth in goats
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Fleece
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the wool of sheep; mohair if from an Angora goat
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Flock
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a herd or group of sheep or goats
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Chevon
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meat from goats
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Muttons
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meat from a sheep over one year of age
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Prolificacy
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ability to produce multiple offspring
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AD Libitum
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allowing animals to eat all they want at all times
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A.I.
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abbreviation for artificial insemination
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Anestrous Period
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time when a female is not in estrus; the non-breeding season
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Breed
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animals having a common origin and characteristics that distinguish them from other groups within the same species
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Calorie
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the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 15 degrees celsius to 16 degrees celsius
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Colostrum
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the fist milk given by the female following delivery of her young; contains high levels of antibodies which are absorbed by the young for quick immunity
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Compensatory Growth
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increased growth rate I response to previous undernourishment
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Concentrate
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a feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible
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Cull
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to eliminate from the breeding population
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Dry
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refers to a non-lactating female
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E.T.
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abbreviation for embryo transfer
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Estrous
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an adjective meaning "heat" that modifies such words as "cycle"; estrous cycle is the heat cycle, or time from one heat period to the next
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Estrus
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the period of mating activity in the female
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Estrus Synchronization
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controlling the estrus cycle so that a high percentage of the females in the herd express estrus at the same time
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Fertility
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the capacity to initiate, sustain, and support reproduction
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Fill
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the contents of the digestive tract
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Gestation Period
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term of pregnancy
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Haploid
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half of normal number of chromosomes, found in sperm and ova
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Kilocalorie
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1000 calories
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Lactation Period
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period that a female produces milk
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Libido
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sex drive in males
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Open
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refers to non-pregnant females
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Roughage
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a feed the is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy; feeds such as hay, straw, silage, and pasture are examples
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T.D.N.
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total digestible nutrients; it includes the total amounts of digestible protein; nitorgen-free extract, fiber, and fat (multiplied by 2.25) all summed together; approximates energy content
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Weaning
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taking a young animal from its dam (mother)
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Boar
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a male of breeding age; young males are called boar pigs
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Sow
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a mature female that has produced young
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Gilt
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an immature female; one refers to gilts who have produced their first little as "first litter gilts"
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Barrow
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a castrated male
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Farrow
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act of giving birth
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Farrow to finish Operation
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a management unit that maintains a sow herd and carries the production through market wieght
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Feeder Pig
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a weaned pig that is ready to finish for slaughter
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Ear Notch
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method of permanent identification
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Hybrid Breeding Stock
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not a purebred, but used as foundation breeding stock in commercial swine production; developed by crossing purebreds of various breeds and then multiplying the hybrid lines
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Stallion
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sexually mature male
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Jack
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an intact male donkey
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Mare
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a sexually mature female horse; a female who has foaled or a female 4 years of age or older
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Jenny (Jennet)
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a female donkey
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Broodmare
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a female horse used for breeding purposes
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Filly
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an immature female horse
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Colt
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an immature male
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Gelding
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a castrated male horse
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Foal
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a young horse of either sex, still nursing
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Mule
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a species cross resulting from mating a mare to a jack
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Hinny
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offspring of stallion X Jenny cross
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Stud
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either a sexually mature male horse or a collection of breeding stallions at the same location
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Weaning
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weaned horse, either sex, less than 1 year of age
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Poultry
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this term includes chickens, turkeys, gees, pigeons, guineas, and game birds
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Hen
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sexually mature female
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Cock (Rooster)
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mature male chicken
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Cockerel
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young male chicken
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Pullet
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mature female chicken
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Poult
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young turkey of either sex
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Broiler
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a young chicken of either sex (usually 6 to 8 weeks), marked at about 4lbs
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Layer
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a hen that is kept for egg production
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Tom
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a male turkey
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