Animal science exam 1 from book info

Animals which need further feeding prior to slaughter

Feeder

Animals having a common origin and charcertsics that distinguish them from other groups within the same species

Breed

Gestation period of an equine

340 days

Gestation period of an bovine

283 days

Gestation period of an ovine (sheep) and caprine (goats)

147

groups of a bovine are called

herds

act of parturition for a bovine

calving

groups of ovines are called

flock

genus for a bovine

Bos

Genus for a Ovine

Ovis

act of mating for an ovine

Tupping

act of parturition for an ovine

lambing

beef cattle - red coat, white face, poorest marbling of British breeds

Hereford

beef cattle - large framed, muscular carcasses, white coloring

Charolais

beef cattle - poor marbling, huge hump, bos indicus

Brahman

beef cattle - dark red, Rober Kleberg, good under heat

Santa Gertrudis

beef cattle - Japanese, prized for marbling and tenderness

Wagyu

beef cattle - dominant for dairy cattle, high milk, black and white

Holstein-Friesian

beef cattle - highest percentage of butterfat, tan to dark brown

Jersey

swine - white in color, dropping ears

Landrace

swine - large white, pointy ears, lean carcasses

Yorkshire

swine - reddish brown, sire breed, good marbling

Duroc

swine - belt coloring around shoulders

hampshire

sheep - most dominant breed in the sheep industry

merino

sheep - white body, head may be black or white, no wool, meat breed

dorper

goat - good meat type, brown head and neck with white body ad legs, short hair

Boer goat

goat - meat goat, horned, muts

spanish goats

goat - butterfat, long droopy ears

nubian

goat - most popular dairy breed

Saanen

goat - edwards plateau, mohair, finest hair

Angora goat

horse - pulling heavy loads

draft horse

horse - Arabian and thoroughbred

light horses

horse - endurance

arabian

horse - known for spotted coat

Appaloosa

horse - race horse, only registered with the American jockey club, famous, no assistant breeding

Thoroughbred

horse - most popular, working on the ranch

American quarter horse

horse - “Budweiser hitch”, feathering on lower legs, considered more nervous than other breeds

Clydesdale

Growing phase after calves are weaned and before feedlot

Stocker

animals confined and fed high energy diet

feedlot

inflammation of the udder/mamory gland caused by bacteria infection

Mastitis