ANSC - Exam 1 - General terms Flashcards
A.I
Artificial Insemination
Ad libitum
allowing animals to eat all they want at all times
Anestrous Period
non-breeding season
The time when a female is not cycling. She is not experiencing estrus and thereby will not breed
artificial insemination
great method of enhancing genetics
bovine
cattle
Bovine (Cattle)
Male of Breeding Age - Bull Mature Female - Cow Immature Female - Heifer Newborn - Calf Unsexed Male - Steer Groups - Herd Genus - Bos Act of Parturition - Calving
bovine act of partruition
calving
bovine genus
bos
bovine group
herd
bovine male of breeding age
bull: masculine appearance, broader chest
bovine mature female
cow: has had a calf, more feminine appearance
bovine newborn
calf
bovine unsexed male (w/out testes)
steer, a castrated bull
bovine young female
heifer
breed
animals having a common origin and characteristics that distinguish them from other groups within the same species
calorie
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius
(for example from 15 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees Celsius)
Caprine (Goats)
Male of breeding age - Billy Mature female -Doe Young male - Billy Kid Young female - Doe Kid Newborn - Kid Unsexed male - Wether Groups - Band Genus - Capra Act of Parturition - Kidding
caprine act of parturition
kidding
caprine female of breeding age
doe
caprine genus
capra
caprine group
band
caprine male of breeding age
billy
caprine newborn
kid
caprine unsexed male
wether
caprine young female
doe kid
caprine young male
billy kid
carcass merit
the value of a carcass for consumption, changes with season
castration
removal of the testicles, lots of diff methods
clone
an individual grown from a single somatic cell of its parent and genetically identical to it (still a bit expensive)
colostrum
the first milk given by the female following delivery of her young, it contains high levels of antibodies which are absorbed by the young for quick immunity
compensatory growth
increased growth rate in response to previous undernourishment, allows for animals to have really great feed at their level
concentrate
a feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible, have to be fed at appropriate levels
contemporary group
a set of animals of the same sex and breed that have been raised under similar environmental and management conditions
cull
to eliminate from the breeding population.
Might need to do because a female doesn’t reproduce. Producers must cull efficiently
dark cutter
color of the lean in the carcass, has a dark appearance usually caused by stress to the animal prior to slaughter
challenge: from a marketing standpoint, the expectation is a bright cherry red
DHIA
dairy herd improvement association
Dry
Refers to a non-lactating female (mare, cow, ewe, sow)
Dystocia
Difficult birth
Equine (Horses)
Male of Breeding - Stallion Mature Female - Mare Young Male - Colt Young Female - Filly Newborn - Foal Unsexed Male - Gelding Groups - Herd Genus - Equus Act of Parturition - Foaling
equine act of parturition
foaling
equine female of breeding age
mare
equine genus
equus
equine group
herd
equine male of breeding age
stallion
equine newborn
foal
equine unsexed male (w/out testes)
gelding (castrated stallion)
equine young female
filly
equine young male
colt