Animal Science 1 FC

Iron anemia

________ is caused by too little of this nutrient.

Pedegree

shows relationships of an animals genetics.

Beefmaster

________ is a breed of cattle that is a cross between a Herford short horn and Holstein.

Concentrate

abundance of how much of given substance there is mixed with another substance.

Mutation

________- the changing of the structure of a gene.

Monogastric

________ ash an animal with a single compartment stomach.

Homozygous

________- having Z identical alleles of a particular gene /genes.

Columbia

________- white fleeces and good growth characteristics; sheep that originated in the US.

Roughage

________- feed stuff with a higher fiber count.

Hampshire

________- pigs that are black with a white belt.

Free martin

________- imperfect sterile female calf who is twins with a Male calf whose hormones affected development.

Dominant

________- a particular variant of a gene that expresses itself more predominantly.

Parasites

________- mites and ticks are examples of external ________.

Udder

________- organ formed of 2 to 4 memory glands on animals.

Mastitis

________- inflammation of the mammary gland.

Macrominerals

________- minerals required in a diet.

Suffolk

________- large sized upstanding long bodied sheep.

Jersey

________ cow- small breed of dairy cow.

Clone

________- an organism produce asexually.

Ovaries

________- small oval shaped glands on either side of the uterus.

Genetics

________- the scientific study of genes and heredity.

Fungus

________- ringworm is not a parasite but is actually caused by a(n) ________.

Ruminant

________- hoofed herbivores; grazing mammals.

Diseases

________- the purpose of vaccinations is to prevent ________.

General

________ appearance- physical characteristics; body covering, body shape, other features.

American

Quarter horse- ________ breed of horse that is good at sprinting short distances.

Bloat

________- this can happen to a rumanantif they eat too much grain.

Digestive system

________- the system that breaks down food for nutrients to be absorbed into the body.

Estrogen

________- hormone found in the reproductive system.

Carbohydrates macro nutrient

________ found in sugars.

Black Angus

________- small breed of beef cattle.

estrogen

hormone found in the reproductive system

free martin

imperfect sterile female calf who is twins with a Male calf whose hormones affected development

Testosterone

Hormone found in the reproductive system

Genetics

the scientific study of genes and heredity

genes

the basic physical and functional unit of hereditary

Dominant

a particular variant of a gene that expresses itself more predominantly

Homozygous

having Z identical alleles of a particular gene/genes

Mutation

the changing of the structure of a gene

Clone

an organism produce asexually

Ovaries

small oval shaped glands on either side of the uterus

Digestive system

the system that breaks down food for nutrients to be absorbed into the body

Ruminant

hoofed herbivores; grazing mammals

Balanced ration

the amount of the feed that will supply the proper amount and proportions

Udder

organ formed of 2 to 4 memory glands on animals

Pedegree

shows relationships of an animals genetics

Back fat (pigs)

thickness of the layer of the fat between the skin and muscle

Post legged

condition in which the joints are not set correctly

General appearance

physical characteristics; body covering, body shape, other features

Macrominerals

minerals required in a diet

Calving interval

end the length of time between successful births

Dehorning

the process of removing horns from livestock

Beefmaster

a breed of cattle that is a cross between a Hefford short horn and Holstein

Holstein

breed of dairy cow; most common

Hampshire

pigs that are black with a white belt

Black Angus

small breed of beef cattle

Suffolk

large sized upstanding long bodied sheep

Columbia

white fleeces and good growth characteristics; sheep that originated in the US

Jersey cow

small breed of dairy cow

Parasites

mites and ticks are examples of external parasites

Diseases

the purpose of vaccinations is to prevent diseases

Mastitis

inflammation of the mammary gland

Rickets

a lack of vitamin D will cause this disease

Passive

there are two types of immunity active and

Management

most disease can be prevented by good