Bovine Flashcards
Bovine
Latin for Cattle
Bull
Uncastrated male ‘cow’, over 2 y/o
Stirk
Castrated male ‘cow’
Bullock
Castrated male ‘cow’ + bred for fattening/slaughter
Male Calf
Uncastrated young male ‘cow’, up to 1 y/o
Rig
Uncastrated ‘cow’, with 1 testicle
Sire
A male ‘cow’ who has fathered a calf
Cow
Female ‘cow’ that has given birth to at least 2 calves
Dam
Mother ‘cow’ to a particular calf
Heifer
Female ‘cow’ 6 months > 3 y/o
‘In calf’
Pregnant/expecting mother ‘cow’
Female Calf
A young female ‘cow’, from 0 - 6 m/o
Pedigree
Purebred + registered with a breed society
Store
Bought or sold cow for fattening
Calving
Cow giving birth
Suckler
A suckling calf
Suckled
A calf that’s suckled + up to 12 m/o
Veal calf
Calf bred for veal production
Weaned calf
Calf that is on solids
Herd
A group of cattle
Name the major difference between what Dairy and Beef cattle bred for.
Beef cattle are bred for slaughter due to their higher muscle mass
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Dairy cattle have a large milk supply and are bred to produce milk
Are Dairy or Beef cows generally larger?
Beef
Do Dairy or Beef cows tend to have less muscle mass?
Dairy
Do Dairy or Beef cows have a greater mothering instinct?
Beef
At what age do cows 1st Incisor erupt?
18 - 24 months
At what age do cows 2nd Incisor erupt?
24 - 30 months
At what age do cows 3rd Incisor erupt?
36 months
vAt what age do cows 4th Incisor erupt?
24 - 48 months
Do cows have upper incisors?
No
What replaces a cow’s deciduous incisors?
A Hard pad of tissue, known as a dental pad
True or False.
The cow’s **deciduous lower canines **develop into 9 lower incisors.
False, they develop into 8!
What type of incisors do cows have?
Brachydont
Do cows have canines?
No
Do cows cut or break grass?
Break!
