Common Terms Used In Livestock And Poultry Production Flashcards
Devoid of life; no living components of any environment
Abiotic
The final compartment of the ruminant stomach, also known as the fourth or true stomach of the cow
Abomasum
Expulsion of the fetus by pregnant female before the normal end of pregnancy
Abortion
A metabolic disease characterised by high concentration of ketone bodies in blood or other body tissues
Acetonemia
Adjustment to altered environment conditions
Acclimatization
Process by which organism becomes adjusted to altered enviro5
Adaption
Toxin produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus
Aflatoxin
Produces aflatoxin
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus parasiticus
An indicator of relative digestibility of forages
ADF acid detergent fiber
Fatty
Adipose
Fetal membranes that attach the fetus to the membranes of the pregnant female and which are normally expelled from the female after parturition
Afterbirth
Science or art of cultivating the soil, producing crops and raising Livestock, to sell later on
Agriculture
The technique that involves breeding of females without the males being physically present
AI- artificial insemination
A viscous protein that comprises most of the white eggs
Albumen
Alternative forms of a general ata a specific licus; a location on a chromosome
Alleles
Livestock management system in which all animals are introduced into a confinement unit then later on moved out to be sold at the same time
All-in all-out systems
That which surrounds
Ambient
Nitrogen containing component of a protein molecule
Amino acid
Tissue increasing
Anabolic
A compound or product that is synthesised or manufactured to be similar to a naturally occurring substance
Analogue
The result of immunological memory. If a previously sensitising antigen is ever encountered again. Antigen production is much faster
Anamnestic response
Male sex hormones associated with secondary sex characteristics
Androgen
The tabulation of the Food products purchased and consumed on yearly basis by a certain population
Annual consumption trends
Before death
Ante-mortem
Compound that kills or expels internal parasites
Anthelmintic
Chemical compounds from living cells that inhibit growth or kill microorganisms
Antibiotic
A globulin protein produced by lymphocytes in response to antigenic stimulus
Antibody or immunoglobulin
A substance usually protein molecule or cellular component, that is foreign to the body
Antigen
Substances used to inhibit the growth of molds, yeast or bacteria, nitrites
Antimicrobial
