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Animal & Poultry Science 1454 Final
Final Review
25
Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2011

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Term
Embryo
Definition
Very early stage of developent within the uterus
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Half sibs
Definition
Animals having one common parent
Term
Avian
Definition
Refers to birds
Term
Layer
Definition
A hen that is kept for egg production
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Break joint
Definition
Denotes the point on a lamb carcass where the foot and pastern are removed at the carilaginous junction of the front leg
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Dorsal
Definition
Of, on, or near the back of an animal
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Colostrum
Definition
The first milk given by a female mammal after delivery of her young
Term
Pig
Definition
young of swine, usually under 6 months of age
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Offal
Definition
All organs and tissues removed from inside the animal during the slaughtering process
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Cranial/Anterior
Definition
Toward the head of the animal
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Scrub
Definition
A very inferior animal in breeding and conformation; ancestry unknown
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Margin
Definition
the difference in cost per hundredweight of the feeder animal and the selling price per hundredweight of the slaughter animal
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Ram/Buck
Definition
A male sheep that is sexually mature
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Yolk
Definition
The yellow part of the egg
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Viscera
Definition
Internal organs and glands contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities
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wether
Definition
a male sheep castrathed before reaching puberty
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Shrink
Definition
The loss of live weight when animals are marketed
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Genotype
Definition
The genetic constitution, or make up, of an individual
Term
foal
Definition
young male or female horse
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class
Definition
animals grouped according to the use to which they will be put
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Tom
Definition
Intact male turkey
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Kosher meat
Definition
Meat from ruminant animals with split hooves where the animals have been slaughtered according to jewish laws
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Incubation
Definition
Time that elapses from the time an egg is placed into an incubator until the young is hatched
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per capita
Definition
per person
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Jinny
Definition
female donkey
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