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Beef Cattle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |