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| Young bull destined for slaughter |
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| Young female prior to calving |
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Broiler Life
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Hatching eggs
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Broiler Life
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Broiler Life
Breeder flock
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| Decreasing line from left to right with a flat TNZ section in middle |
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| Increasing line, flat line of TNZ, decreasing line |
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| Decreasing line, flat line of TNZ, increasing line |
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| Feed efficiency and temperature |
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| Numerical ranking of animal based on several traits is what? |
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| (Heritability of trait X Selection differential) / Generation interval |
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| Gestation length of a cow? |
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| Gestation length of a mare? |
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| Gestation length of a sow? |
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| Gestation length of a ewe? |
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| Gestation length of a goat? |
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| 5 ways to know if an animal is in TNZ? |
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1) are they comfortable
2) are they healthy
3) is this the environment they would choose
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Growth curve (shaped like an S)
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conception - where the line begins
birth - just before line begins to curve for the first time
puberty - just after line curves for the first time
maturity - just before the line curves for the second time |
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| Animal tissue from cattle older than 9 months |
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| Meat from cattle younger than 9 months |
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| Meat from sheep younger than 12 months |
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| Meat from sheep older than 12 months |
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| The buyer of animals to be slaughtered and processed for meat |
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| Units that process carcasses or parts of carcasses |
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| Operations involved in slaughtering and related steps |
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| Breaking down carcasses or parts of carcasses |
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| Female less than 3yrs old |
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| Male older than 3yrs (intact) |
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