Introduction to Livestock Production

These flashcards encompass key vocabulary terms and definitions from the lecture on livestock production.

Livestock

Animals kept or raised for use, pleasure, profit, and products.

Animal Husbandry

The science of raising and caring for livestock.

Carcass

The body of an animal after it has been slaughtered.

Cull

To remove an animal from the herd, flock, or drove.

Cross-breeding

Mating an animal of one breed to an animal of another breed.

Marbling

Fat dispersed within the meat.

Broodiness

Maternal characteristics of an animal.

Polled

Born naturally without horns.

Replacement

An animal that is bought or raised to replace a less desirable animal in the herd.

Condition

The amount of fat cover on the body of an animal.

Dual Purpose

Something raised for more than one product, such as meat and milk.

Preconditioning

Preparing a calf for moving to a feedlot, including vaccinations and weaning.

Soundness

Having correct skeletal structure.

Roughage

Feed that is bulky, high in fiber, and low in energy.

Conformation

Shape and body type of an animal.

By-Products

Products left after the main products have been extracted.

Flock

A group of sheep or chickens.

Herd

A group of cattle or goats.

Drove

A group of pigs.

Immunity

The ability of an animal to resist or recover from infection.

Parturition

Giving birth.

Cud/Rumination

A ball of regurgitated food that ruminants chew then re-swallow.