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Animal Science Flashcards

1
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concerned with the
science and business of producing domestic
livestock species, including but not limited to beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses,
poultry, sheep, and swine

A

Animal Science

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2
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Any defect on the body of the animal, which does not affect the health and working ability, but renders its appearances unsightly or less attractive.

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Blemish

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Group of animals, which possesses certain characteristics that are common to individuals within that group of animals within the same species.

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Breed

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4
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A female parent

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Dame

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5
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Male parent

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Sire

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6
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A related group of animals

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Family

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7
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The way of going of the animal, in which the movements are regular and distinctively profound or performed.

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Gait

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8
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The rate at which the animal moves

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Pace

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9
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To surgically remove ovaries of female animal

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Spray

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10
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A group of animals within a breed differing in one or more characteristics from other member of the breed.

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Strain

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11
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The complete cycle in the movements of the legs at any of
the gaits of the animal

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Stride

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12
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Includes the back, loin and rumps (in horses).

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Topline

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13
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The make up or structure of a group of animals that were developed to perform a certain function or purpose

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Type

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14
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Collective term denoting the four legs of an animal.

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Underpinning

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15
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Term denotes a malformation of a part of an animal, or a malady, which may not disturb the health of the animal but adversely influences, its service ability

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Unsoundness

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16
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The act of separating the young
from the dam

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Weaning

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17
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Removal of the testicles whether
by surgical or chemical means

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Caponization

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18
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Mature male fowl

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Cock

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19
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refers to the feathers of the newly fowl

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Down feathers

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20
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Mature female fowl

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Hen

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21
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refers to the development of the birds from the fertilized to a fully formed individual under optimum or favorable conditions.

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Incubation

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22
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the laying of fully developed
eggs (egg laying).

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Oviposition

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23
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pullet whose ovaries have been
removed.

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Poulard

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24
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Any domesticated fowl or it refers to all species of domesticated fowls such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

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Poultry

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25
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Newly hatched young chicken 1 to 10 days old.

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Baby chicks

26
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Fattening male, the testicles of which were removed at 2 to 3 months old.

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Capon

27
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Young male chicken below one year of age.

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Cockerel

28
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Already declared female

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Pullet chicks

29
Q

Female chicken that is almost to lay eggs or just started to lay
below one year of age.

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Pullets

30
Q

mature male chicken intended
for breeding.

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Rooster (cock)

31
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Unclassified baby chicks

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Straight run chicks

32
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Breeding male pigeon

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Pigeon cock

33
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Breeding female pigeon

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Pigeon hen

34
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young pigeon from one to about 30 days old

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Squab

35
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A baby bird ready to leave the nest

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Peeper

36
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A pigeon ready to leave the nest and just starting to eat.

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Squeaker

37
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Breeding male duck

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Drake

38
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Breeding female duck

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Duck hen

39
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Baby duck

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Duckling

40
Q

Breeding male goose

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Gander

41
Q

Breeding female goose

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Goose

42
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Baby goose

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Gosling

43
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Breeding male rabbit

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Buck

44
Q

Breeding female rabbit

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Doe

45
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Young rabbit

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Bunny

46
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Rabbit’s meet

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Lapan

47
Q

Breeding male turkey

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Tom or Gabler

48
Q

Breeding female turkey

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Turkey hen

49
Q

a young turkey whose sex is
unknown; a term applied to immature turkeys, generally used only until sex can be
distinguished.

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Poult

50
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Term includes ovine
animals of all ages in practice

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Sheep

51
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Term in sheep rearing which includes all those approximately 1 year of age.

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Sheep

52
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Term in sheep rearing which includes those approximately 1 year and younger.

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Lamb

53
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male sheep of any age intended
for breeding

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Ram or Buck

54
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Female sheep also of any age.

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Ewe

55
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Male sheep castrated before it had reached a sufficient maturity to make reproduction
possible and has not developed characteristics. As a rule, castration is done before the animal is six weeks old; male sheep castrated while young

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Wether

56
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Male sheep castrated at the time after the head, neck and fore quarters have become
course or after the secondary sexual characteristics have developed.

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Stag

57
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A yearling sheep

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Shearling or two-teeth

58
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A two-year old sheep

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Four-tooth or two shear

59
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A subclass of lamb denoting animals that are in full fleece and that are purchased primarily for their wool.

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Shearer

60
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A subclass of lamb denoting animals that are in full fleece
and that are purchased primarily
for their wool.

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