LAT BOVINE TERMINOLOGY

"The Biggest Beef Steak"

(Ruminal) Acidosis

A pathological condition resulting in the accumulation of acid in the blood & body tissues

Average daily gain

How much an animal gains /day. (Lbs, KGS, G)

Baby beef

Baby cows turning into a quarterpounder after they are “well finished” around 1y/o

Bloat

Enlargement of upper L-side of stomach, instead of it being air, it’s by foam. Can block the diaphragm.

Bull

Intact male; breeding age

Buttons

Both the caruncles of cows uterus

Calf

Baby cow of any sex. Less than 1y/o

Calf Bed Out

Prolapsed Uterus
(Might happen when calving)

Calving

Partuition

Carcass merit

How much it cost’s to eat a dead body

Caruncle

On the uterus, raised tissue lump, attached to fetal cotyledons

Casting

Forcing cow to lay down. Rope and knot systems can be used. No sedation.

CMT

California Mastitis Test

Tests mastitis in milk (on-sight test)

Cotyledons

Fetal portion of placenta. Attached to maternal caruncles.

Composite Breed

Cow breed made by crossing two or more breeds.

Concentrate

Feed. High in digestible energy. Low crude fiber.

Cow

Female, older than 30 months OR had her 1st calf

Cow-Calf

Raising young calfs. Birth-6/10 m/o

Cud

Regurgitated food cow chews. Bolus amount.

Cull

Removing a cow from herd.

Didn’t clean

(Yo ass)
Retained placenta

Dry cow

Cow not giving milk

Eructation

Eliminating gas by belching

Feeder calf

Calf placed in feedlot directly after purchase

Feedlot

Place where animals on finishing rations are kept

Finish

Fatness degree on cow

Freshen

give birth & initiate milk production.
(Reference: dairy cattle)

Free Martin

Female twin to male. Usually sterile

Gomer bull

Castrated bulls to detect estrus females

Heifer

Young female. No baby. Or up until 2nd calf

Herd

Cow gang

Lean cutability

How much fat is on a piece of meat. Defined as a %.

Mastitis

Mamary gland inflammation

Milk fever

Parturient (around birthing process) paresis due to hypocalcemia.

Open cow

Not bred

Polled

A animal that does not grow horns, even though the breed is supposed to.

Roughage

High fiber food
low digestibility & energy

Ruminant

Animal w/ 4 stomachs

Rumen

Reticulum

Omasum

Abomasum

Rumination

Regurgitating undigested food for a 2nd time. Swallow again.

Seedstock

Breeding animals

(Interchangable w/ purebred)

Silage

Forage

Corn fodder

Sorghum

Preserved by fermintation. Produce acids.

Scur

Horn tissue grown back after dehorn

Settled cow

Bred

(L baby)

Slaughter Calf

Calves ready to go to market

Springing heifer

Cow pregnan, 1st time

TMR

Total Mixed Ration

Weighing/blending feed to give complete diet. Meets animals needs.

Steer

Castrated male, happened when young

Stocker Yearling

Growing calf from 6-12 months

Feed roughage mostly