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Beef Cattle
Term | Definition |
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Seedstock Producers | cow/calf producers who produce breeding stock for purebred or commercial operations |
Cow/calf operations | generally use purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring |
feedlots | segment of the beef cattle industry; sole purpose is to feed and fatten cattle |
Beef Packers | harvest finished cattle which are purchased from feedlots and other outlests |
flight zone | cattles safety zone |
nutrition | science which deals with food and its effects on health |
rations | mixtures of feed containing high amounts of energy and protein needed for growth |
concentrates | feeds high in energy and low in fiber |
roughages | feeds high in fiber |
Ruminants | animals with a four compartment stomach |
expected progeny Differences | Breeding potential for characteristics |
body condition score | number which describes the level of flesh or fat on an animal |
estrus | standing heat in cow |
parturition | process of giving birth |
dystocia | trouble giving birth |
colostrum | paves the road for health, and survival |
castration | removal of the testicles of a male animal. |