Terminology Flashcards
Dairy cow
Kept for milk production
Beef cow
Kept for meat production
Native
Originated in the UK
Continental
Originated from the European continent
Crossbred
An animal that is a product of the crossing of two of more breeds
Sire
Father
Dam
Mother
Pre-weaning calf
Period from birth to weaning at 8-10 weeks old, GIT transition from monogastric to ruminant
Heifer
A female bovine that will/has calved for the first time in her life
Steer/bullock
Male bovine that has been castrated
Bull
Entire sexually mature male
Springer
Cow or heifer close to calving
Transition cow
Cow that is within the period of 3 weeks pre and 3 weeks post calving
Fresh cow
A cow that has recently given birth and is beginning to produce milk
Dry cow
A dairy cow that is no longer producing milk
Freemartin
A female that is the twin of a bull and usually becomes an infertile partial intersex
Cow-calf operation/suckler herd
A management unit that maintains a breeding herd of cows and produces weaned calves for sale
Feeder cattle
Those requiring more growth and fattening before slaughter
Feedlot
Beef cattle enterprise where cattle are placed in confinement, fed harvested foods and fattened for slaughter (not common in UK)
Finished cattle
Fed cattle whose time in the feedlot is complete and are now ready for slaughter
