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Dairy and Livestock
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| veal | young calves or meat from young calves. |
| colostrum | first milk produced by mammals; high in antibodies |
| milk replacers | dried dairy or vegetable products that are mixed in warm water and fed to calves in place of milk. |
| free choice | making feed available at all times. |
| wean | to accustom an animal to take food other than by nursing. |
| heifer | female of the cattle family that has not given birth. |
| calve | to give birth in cattle. |
| cow | female of the cattle family that has given birth. |
| dry period | period of time when a cow is not producing milk. |
| cull | remove from the herd. |
| steer | castrated male member of the cattle family. |
| lard | rendered pork fat. |
| sow | female of the swine family that has given birth. |
| boar | male of the swine family. |
| gilt | female of the swine family that has not given birth. |
| farrow | giving birth in the swine family. |
| dock | remove or shorten tails of certain animals. |
| lamb | member of the sheep family less than one year old, also meat from young sheep. |
| mutton | meat from mature sheep. |
| ewe | female of the sheep family. |
| ram | male of the sheep family. |
| chevon | meat from goats. |
| kid | young goat. |
| lactation period | when mammals are producing milk. |
| butterfat | fat found in milk. |