Beef Cattle Manage.
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| Expected Progeny Differences {EPD} | number estimate of breeding potential for characteristics, such as gain, muscling and maternal and carcass trats
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| Body Condition Score | number which describes the level of flesh or fat an animal possesses
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| Estrus {Standing Heat} | regularly occurring state of sexual receptivity during which a female will accept a male; when ovulation takes place
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| Gestation | period of pregnancy in animals; time from conception to birth
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| Parturition | process of giving birth
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| Dystocia | trouble giving birth
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| Colostrum | filled with antibodies; paves the road for the future health, immunity and survival of offspring
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| Castration | removal of the testicles of a male animal
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| Seedstock Producers | cow/calf producers who produce breeding stock for purebred or commercial operations
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| Cow/Calf Operations | generally use purebred breeding stock in crossbreeding programs to produce commercial offspring
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| Stocker Operations | purchase weanling calves from cow/calf producers and feed them out on pasture land
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| Feedlots | segment of the beef cattle industry; sole purpose is to feed and fatten cattle
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| Beef Packers | harvest finished cattle which are purchased from feedlots and other outlets
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| Flight Zone | cattle's safety zone
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| Nutrition | science which deals with food and its effects on health
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| Rations | mixture of feedstuffs which provide a balanced diet containing high amounts of energy and protein needed for optimum growth of an animal
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| Concentrates | feeds high in energy and low in fiber
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| Roughages | feeds high in fiber
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| Ruminants | animals with a four compartment stomach
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