Animal Science Flashcards
(60 cards)
concerned with the
science and business of producing domestic
livestock species, including but not limited to beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses,
poultry, sheep, and swine
Animal Science
Any defect on the body of the animal, which does not affect the health and working ability, but renders its appearances unsightly or less attractive.
Blemish
Group of animals, which possesses certain characteristics that are common to individuals within that group of animals within the same species.
Breed
A female parent
Dame
Male parent
Sire
A related group of animals
Family
The way of going of the animal, in which the movements are regular and distinctively profound or performed.
Gait
The rate at which the animal moves
Pace
To surgically remove ovaries of female animal
Spray
A group of animals within a breed differing in one or more characteristics from other member of the breed.
Strain
The complete cycle in the movements of the legs at any of
the gaits of the animal
Stride
Includes the back, loin and rumps (in horses).
Topline
The make up or structure of a group of animals that were developed to perform a certain function or purpose
Type
Collective term denoting the four legs of an animal.
Underpinning
Term denotes a malformation of a part of an animal, or a malady, which may not disturb the health of the animal but adversely influences, its service ability
Unsoundness
The act of separating the young
from the dam
Weaning
Removal of the testicles whether
by surgical or chemical means
Caponization
Mature male fowl
Cock
refers to the feathers of the newly fowl
Down feathers
Mature female fowl
Hen
refers to the development of the birds from the fertilized to a fully formed individual under optimum or favorable conditions.
Incubation
the laying of fully developed
eggs (egg laying).
Oviposition
pullet whose ovaries have been
removed.
Poulard
Any domesticated fowl or it refers to all species of domesticated fowls such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
Poultry
