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Ani.Sci.
Meat & Nutrition Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |