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1
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What are microscopic organisms that can cause disease called

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Bacteria

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2
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What is a Male Swine that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity called

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Barrow

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3
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What is an uncastrated male swine called

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Boar

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4
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Referring to the the cattle family

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Bovine

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5
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A group of animals that as a result of breeding have certain distinguishable characteristics are called

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Breed

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6
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Owner of the dam at the time of breeding

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Breeder

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7
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Market chicken that weighs 3-5 pounds at processing time

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Broiler

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8
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A female horse used for breeding

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Broodmare

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9
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A mature, male goat, rabbit, or sheep

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Buck

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10
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A male of the bovine species

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Bull

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11
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The name given by the Mexicans to the meat of a young Spanish goat

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Cabrito

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12
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Cattle under one year of age and can be any sex

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Calves

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13
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Castrated male poultry under 6 weeks of age

A

Capon

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14
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Fluid secreted by the mammary glands a few days before and after birth

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Colostrum

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15
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A young stallion, under three years of age

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Colt

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16
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The fleshy protuberance growing on top of a fowls head

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Comb

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17
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A non-purebred animal

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Commercial

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18
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Female cattle that show evidence of having produced one or more calves

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Cows

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19
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The supplementary feeding of young animals while nursing

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Creep Feeding

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20
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An animal who had 2 parents of different breeds

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Crossbred

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21
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Female parent

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Dam

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22
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A breed that is recognized for the product of more than one marketable product

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Dual purpose Breed

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23
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Animals used for work purposes

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Draft

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24
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Referring to horses

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Equine

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25
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Heat period of an Animal

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Estrus

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26
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Female ovine (sheep)

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Ewe

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27
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Parturition on sows (giving birth)

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Farrow

28
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The indigestible, unabsorbed residue of digestion

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Feces

29
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Capable of breeding

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Fertility

30
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Young mare , 3 years or under

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Filly

31
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Degree or amount of fatness

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Finish

32
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Colt or Filly under 1 year of age

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Foal

33
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Sterile heifer born twin to a bull

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Freemartin

34
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A young, immature bird that is tender meated, soft skinned and has a flexible breastbone cartilage

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Fryer

35
Q

Male horse castrated before reaching sexual maturity

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Gelding

36
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Length of pregnancy

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Gestation

37
Q

Female Seine that has not had her first litter

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Gilt

38
Q

The height of a horse

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Hand

39
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A young female of the bovine species that has not had a calf

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Heifer

40
Q

A mature , female chicken

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Hen

41
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Animal produced from mating two animals of different breeds

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Hybrid

42
Q

A young goat under one year of age

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Kid

43
Q

When a female is producing milk

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Lactation

44
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Two or more offspring born at the same time

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Litter

45
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The distribution of fat in lean meat

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Marbling

46
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A female horse

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Mare

47
Q

Referring to sheep or goat

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Ovine

48
Q

Process of treating whole raw milk; this kills bacteria

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Pasteurization

49
Q

Hornless

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Polled

50
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Baby or young turkeys

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Poults

51
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An animal with both parents recorded in a breed registry

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Purebred

52
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A female chicken less than one year of age

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Pullet

53
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Uncastrated ovine

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Ram

54
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Animal with 4 chambered stomach

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Ruminant

55
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Male parent

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Sire

56
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Female swine that has had at least one litter

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Sow

57
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A male bovine that has been castrated prior to sexual Maturity

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Steer

58
Q

Referring to pigs

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Swine

59
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A mature female turkey

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Turkey Hen

60
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A mature male turkey

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Turkey Tom

61
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Commonly called the bag, female organ where milk is stored and released

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Udder

62
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Refers to the time when the offspring is separated from the dam

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Weaning

63
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Male ovine that has been castrated prior to sexual maturity

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Wether

64
Q

Cattle between one and two years of age

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Yearlings

65
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What is the white portion of the egg called

A

Albumen

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