INDUSTRY TERMS

Question 1

breeding method in which
semen is collected, stored, and deposited in the
uterus or vagina without copulation taking place;
abbreviated __

Answer 1

Artificial Insemination

Question 2

tool use to administer pills, boluses, or
magnets to livestock. Also called
___________

Answer 2

Balling gun/ Bolus Gun

Question 3

animal that was not bred or did not
conceive

Answer 3

Barren

Question 4

heart girth and barrel.

Answer 4

Body capacity

Question 5

method of permanently identifying animal by
scarring the skin with heat, extreme cold, or
chemicals

Answer 5

Brand

Question 6

said of an animal that has mated and is
pregnant

Answer 6

Bred

Question 7

group of animals that genetically similar in
colour and conformation so that when mated to each
other, they produce young identical to themselves;
also the act of breeding

Answer 7

Breed

Question 8

amount of time between the birth
of a calf and birth of the ne?

Answer 8

Calving interval

Question 9

body of animal after it has been
slaughtered; usually has head, hide, bl

Answer 9

Carcass

Question 10

restraint method using ropes to place an
animal in lateral recumbency

Answer 10

Casting

Question 11

more than one member of the genus Bos

Answer 11

Cattle

Question 12

mechanical device that is used to restrain
cattle

Answer 12

Chute

Question 13

common term for removal of a
retained placenta; also called cleansing a cow

Answer 13

Cleaning a cow

Question 14

remnants of steer scrotum

Answer 14

Cod

Question 15

first milk like substance produced by the
female after parturition; it is thick, yellow, and high
in protein and antibodies

Answer 15

Colostrum

Question 16

shape and body type of an animal

Answer 16

Conformation

Question 17

specialized, highly vascular cells that
nourish the hoof and horn

Answer 17

Corium

Question 18

to remove an animal from the rest because it
does not meet a specific standard or is unproductive

Answer 18

Cull

Question 19

to remove horns or horn buds by
mechanical, thermal, or chemical means. Dual
purpose - bred and used for both meat and milk
production

Answer 19

Dehorn

Question 20

placement of identification device in
the ear

Answer 20

Ear tagging

Question 21

removal of an embryo from a
female of superior genetics and placing it in the
reproductive tract of another female.

Answer 21

Embryo transfer

Question 22

first offspring from purebred parents
of different breeds or varieties; F1 stands for first
filial.

Answer 22

F1 generation

Question 23

beef cattle that are placed in a feedlot
based on age and weight.

Answer 23

Feeders

Question 24

confined area where an animal is fed until
it is slaughtered.

Answer 24

Feedlot

Question 25

act of increasing feed before breeding or embryo transfer to increased the number of ova released.

Answer 25

Flushing

Question 26

infestation of maggots

Answer 26

Fly strike

Question 27

stall for cattle in which each animal is free to lie down, feed, move, or seek out other animals.

Answer 27

Free stall

Question 28

head harness worn by animals for restraint that extends behind the head and over the nose.

Answer 28

Halter

Question 29

circumference around the thoracic cavity used to estimate an animals weight and capacity of the heart and lung.

Answer 29

Heart girt

Question 30

individual housing pen for calves (and other small animals such as rabbits)

Answer 30

Hutch

Question 31

offspring resulting from mating of two different species.

Answer 31

Hybrid

Question 32

mating of dissimilar breeds to increase productivity and performance in the F1 generation of crossbred animals over that shown by either parent; also called heterosis.

Answer 32

Hybrid vigor

Question 33

resulting from the mating of two closely related animals (e.g., son to dam, sire to daughter); also called close breeding.

Answer 33

Inbred

Question 34

piece of rope, leather, or nylon that is attached via a clasp to a halter.

Answer 34

Lead Rope

Question 35

charged metal device that is used to prevent hardware disease (traumatic reticuloperitonitis); it is given orally and placed in the reticulum.

Answer 35

Magnet

Question 36

abnormal position of a fetus just before parturition.

Answer 36

Malpresentation

Question 37

inedible visceral organs and unusable tissues removed from the carcass of a slaughtered animal.

Answer 37

Offal

Question 38

hypocalcaemia metabolic disorder of ruminants seen in late pregnancy or early lactation; also called as milk fever.

Answer 38

Parturient paresis

Question 39

common term for a bloodless castration using an emasculatome.

Answer 39

Pinch

Question 40

method of determining pregnancy, phase of the estrous cycle, or disease process by inserting a gloved arm into the rectum of the animal and feeling for a specific structure.

Answer 40

Rectal palpation

Question 41

animal that is raised for addition to the herd (one that replaces a less desirable animal)

Answer 41

Replacement

Question 42

cud - chewing process.

Answer 42

Ruminating

Question 43

underdeveloped horns that are not attached to the skull.

Answer 43

Scurs

Question 44

determination of number of cells (e.g., leukocytes and epithelial cells) in milk to test for mastitis; abbreviated SSC.

Answer 44

Somatic cell count

Question 45

vasectomized male used to find and mark female bovines in estrus.

Answer 45

Spotter bull

Question 46

anatomic changes in a ruminant that indicate parturition is near.

Answer 46

Springing

Question 47

small compartment to house an animal.

Answer 47

STALL

Question 48

This is commonly called as hardware disease?

Answer 48

TRAUMATIC RETICULOPERITONOTIS

Question 49

restraint device that secures cattle around the neck to allow accessibility for milking, feeding, and examining.

Answer 49

Stanchion

Question 50

phase of heat in which a female bovine will stand to be mounted.

Answer 50

Standing heat

Question 51

distal part of a bovine tail that consists of long, coarse hairs.

Answer 51

Switch

Question 52

restraint technique used in cattle in which the tail head is grasped and raised vertically; also called a tail jack.

Answer 52

Tailing

Question 53

permanent identification of an animal using indelible ink that is injected under the skin.

Answer 53

Tattoo

Question 54

stall large enough for only one animal, which is usually tied by a neck chain (cattle) or halter (horse).

Answer 54

Tie stall

Question 55

relatively common disease in adult cattle caused by ingestion and migration of foreign body into the reticulum; occasionally the foreign body penetrates the diaphragm and pericardium causing pericarditis; abbreviated TRP; commonly called hardware disease.

Answer 55

Traumatic reticuloperitonitis

Question 56

confined young dairy calf that is fed only milk or milk replacer to produce pale, soft, and tender meat.

Answer 56

Veal

Question 57

to remove the young from their mother so they can no longer nurse.

Answer 57

wEAN

Question 58

shelter in which an animal can stand and be protected from the wind.

Answer 58

Windbreak