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ch20 draft animal
Chapter 20 Draft Animal Breed Identification and Production Management
Question | Answer |
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belgian | Flemish draft horse breed that is light brown in color with a lighter mane and tail |
bray | loud vocal sound of a mule or donkey |
Clydesdale | Scottish draft horse breed that is dark in color with white face and legs and is famous as the Budweiser mascot |
conditioning | process of working an animal to build up it body and strengthen the animal for work |
donkey | member of the equine family known as a burro or ass |
draft animals | type of animal that is muscular, powerful, and strong and used for pulling heavy loads |
draft capacity | force an animal must exert to move or pull a wagon and how the team works together |
draft hitch class | contest based on the number of animals used to pull a wagon and how the team works together |
farming demonstrations | draft animals used in plowing and farming activities |
feathers | long hair over the lower legs of horses located just above the hoof |
flaxen | color similar to blonde |
gregariosu | instinct or behavior to join a herd of group of like animals |
hame strap | lether parts that attach the harness and collar |
horse pulls | contests of power to see which horse can pull the heaviest load |
horse power | unit of power on an engine or motor that equals 745 watts of electricity of the amount of work done by lifting or moving 550 pounds at a distance of one mile per second |
log pulling | draft animal contest where logs are pulled to see which team can pull the heaviest amount |
mule | hybrid cross or a female horse and a male donkey |
oxen | members of the bovine family that resemble cattle with long verticle horns on the head |
Percheron | French horse breed that has a refined build and is popular carriage horse and is black to grey in color |
shire | english horse that is black or bay in color with feathers on the legs |
suffolk | english horse breed that is chestnut, smaller in size, and an easy keeper |
whipple tree | harness like attachment that connects the yoke to the wagon by hooks |
yoke | wooden bar that fits over the neck and shoulders of teams of oxen |