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| Availability of food 24hrs/day. |
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| The average amount of weight increase in a day. |
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| Forage that has been compressed into a bale (round or rectangular). |
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| A sexually mature uncastrated male goat. |
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| A sexually mature uncastrated male bovine. |
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| Parturition in the bovine. |
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| Removal of the testicles to reduce sexual behavior and increase gain in meat animals. |
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| A layman's term referring to the shedding of afterbirth. |
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| The first milk shed after parturition which is higher in total solids, important to neonate immune system. |
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| A blend of all feedstuffs into one feed; Total mixed ration (TMR). |
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| A feed high in nitrogen free extract and total digestible and low in crude fiber. |
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| The body form or physical traits of an animal. |
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| That portion of feedstuffs comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and other polysaccharides. |
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| Total protein in a feed, as measured by nitrogen content. Nitrogen percentage is multiplied by 6.25 to give CP. |
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| A bolus of food regurgitated and chewed by ruminants. |
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| The process of eliminating nonproductive or undesirable animals. |
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| A bovine from which milk production is intended for human consumption. |
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| The female parent of an animal. |
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| To remove horns from an animal; or to treat so that animals do not develop. |
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| removing the tail for sanitation purposes. |
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| A sexually mature female goat. |
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| In reference to a non-lactating female. |
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| Any cow that has calved once and is not currently lactating. |
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| The moisture free content of hay. |
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| To change a lactating animal to a nonlactating one. |
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| The time during a lactation cycle when the cow is not lactating. |
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| The presence of abnormally large amnounts of fluid in the intracellular tissue spaces of the body. |
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| A wasted condition of the body; great losses of body weight. |
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| Belching. (As in gas from the rumen.) |
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| The part of a cow where that extends upward just above and to the back of the udder where the hair turns upward in contrast to the downward hair. |
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| The cellulose portion of roughages that is low in total digestible nutrients and hard to digest by monogastrics. |
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| Roughage of high feeding value, such as hays. |
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| Resting cubicles or cowstalls in which animals are free to enter or leave. |
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| A cow that has recently given birth. |
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| Parturition and the initiation of lactation. |
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| Lack of rumen fill causing a ruminant to appear very thin. |
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| Forage harvested and chopped for immediate consumption, reducing the loss of moisture and nutrients. |
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| A bovine female less than three years of age who has not yet given birth. |
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| Silage containing at least 70% moisture. |
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| Lay term for the tuber coxae on the most lateral point of the ilium; the point of the hip. |
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| Involution of Mammary Gland |
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| Shrinkage of the milk secreting tissue as the end of lactation approaches. |
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| A goat up to one year old. |
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| The number of days an animal secretes milk, usually 11 to 12 months. |
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| Clovers, alfalfa, and other crops that absorb nitrogen through action of bacteria that live in their roots. |
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| Pertaining to a newborn animal. |
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| Usually the first 3-4 weeks of life. |
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| A term commonly used for non-pregnant animals. |
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| Administration by injection, not through the digestive tract. |
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| A craving for unnatural articles of food as observed in phosphorus deficient animals. |
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| The triangular ischial tuberosity. |
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| A naturally hornless animal. |
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| Occurring after the birth of the offspring. |
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| Occuring before birth of the offspring. |
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| The food provided to an animal per 24 hours. |
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| To cast up undigested food (cud bolus) from the rumen to the mouth to be re-chewed. |
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| Animals having a stomach with four complete cavities: rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum. |
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| Green forage that is chopped into a silo for fermentation to prevent spoilage. |
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1. The male parent.
2. To father or beget. |
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| A speacially designed headgate to hold an animal in place while allowing feeding and resting. |
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| A male bovine that has been castrated. |
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| The brush of hair on the end of a bovine's tail. |
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| Lack of vigor, poor growth or development. |
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| VFA (Volatile Fatty Acids) |
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| Commonly used in reference to acetic, propionic, and butyric acids produced in the rumen, the cecum and colon of swine, the colon of horses, and the cecum of rabbits. |
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| A calf fed for early slaughter (less than three months of age). If the diet consists of only milk it is referred to as a "white veal calf," otherwise a "red veal calf." |
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| A castrated male sheep or goat. |
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