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Ani.Sci.
Meat & Nutrition Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Yield Grade | Lean to fat ratio -back fat -REA (ribeye area) -KPH |
Quality Grade | Palatability -Maturity -Marbling*intramuscular fat |
Gestation | Pregnancy |
Lactation | Milking *producing milk |
Farrowing | Act of giving birth |
Backgrounding | Slow growing in pastures |
Finishing | Fattening |
ADG | Average Daily Gain |
Nutrients | Something that nourishes an animal |
Feed | Edible material that nourishes |
Feedstuffs | Any material made into/used as feed |
Diet | Mixture of feedstuffs used to supply nourishment to an animal |
Ration | Daily supply of feed of the diet |
TMR | Total Mixed Ration |
Dry Matter Basis | Feedstuffs after water has been removed |
As-Fed Matter Basis | Feedstuffs that contains moisture |
Monogastrics | "Simple Stomachs" or "non-ruminants" *Single Stomached* -stomach digests feed via Chemical Digestion |
Ruminants | 4 Compartments! -Breaks down feedstuffs via Fermentation |
Concentrates | Less than 18% crude fiber -oats, corn, barley, wheat, milo, soybeans |
Roughages | Low-Medium Protein -Alfalfa, Hay, Brome, Corn, Straw |