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animal science guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| heterotrophic | maintain different body parts temp |
| cross breeding | mating of animals in different breeds |
| homeothermic | maintain their own body temp |
| ruminant | animals of the suborder ruminantia, stomach is divided into several compartments |
| radura | international symbol for food irradiation |
| vertical integration | producer also owns packing plants that slaughter for market |
| draft animal | animals used for pulling loads |
| rumen | contains microorganisms that allow ruminants to digest different feeds that others can't |
| by-product | any product from the animal carcass, other than meat |
| thrombin | comes from the blood of animals and is a coagulant |
| heparin | comes from lungs to prevent clotting |
| epinephrine | comes from adrenal glands , allergies |
| rennet | comes from stomachs, used in cheese making |
| corticotropin | comes from pituitary, treatment of breathing problems |
| soring | practice of using chemicals or mechanical irritants on the forelegs of horses |
| food irradiation | treatment of food with radioactive isotopes to kill bacteria |
| domesticate | to adapt the behavior of an animal to fit the needs of people |
| bos taurus bos indicus | t- domestic cattle i- humped cattle |
| selection | identify and use for breeding purposes |
| zoonoses | diseases and parisites that can be transferred to humans |
| biosecurity | protection from biological harm to living things from diseases and pests |
| bioterrorism | deliberate use of biological or chemical weapons |
| agroterrorism | bioterrorism in ag use |
| agrosecurity | all measures and procedures to guard |
| point source | example a large feedlot |
| diversion | preventing surface water from out getting in feedlots |
| drainage channel | pipe |
| debris basin | used to catch runoff from pens |
| holding pond | temp storage are for runoff |
| disposal | final step in controlling runoff |
| masking agent | cover up odor of waste |
| counteractants | attempt to neutralize odors |
| deodorant | chemicals that kill bacteria that cause odor |
| comfort zone | thermoneutral zone |
| estray | a domestic animal of unknown ownership |
| urea | - a synthetic nitrogen source |
| crude protein | - total protein |
| digestible protein | is the amount of true protein in a feed |
| vitamins | trace organic compounds |
| minerals | – required inorganic compounds |
| phenotype | observable appearance of the animal |
| genotype | combination of genes in the animal |
| additive gene effects | many genes involved in the expression of a trait (100s to 1,000s of gene pairs |
| heritability | % of total variation due to additive gene effects |
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msilbe