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Semester one Freshman Year > Food Animal Science > Flashcards

Food Animal Science Flashcards

1
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Animals within a species with a distinctive appearance, typically developed by deliberate selection

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Breed

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2
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Animal used to produce offspring typically in a controlled and organized way

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Breeding Animal

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3
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Female parent

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Dam

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4
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Grouping of species of livestock (sheep, poultry)

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Flock

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5
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Group of single species of animals (cattle, horses, swine, goats)

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Herd

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6
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Multiple offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. also called brood

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Litter

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7
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Domestic farm animals kept for productive purposes (meat, milk, work, wool)

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Livestock

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8
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Livestock bred and raised for food consumption

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Market Animal

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9
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Number of times a female has offspring

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Parity

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10
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Naturally hornless animals

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Polled

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11
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Uncastrated male parent

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Sire

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12
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Male that is castrated after sexual maturity. (often show signs of masculinity at slaughter)

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Stag

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13
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An animal that has recently been weaned

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Weanling

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14
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An animal that is about 1 year of age

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Yearling

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15
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The scientific name for cattle

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Bovine

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16
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Sexually mature uncastrated male bovine

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Bull

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17
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Sexually immature young bovine

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Calf

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18
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Process of giving birth in cattle

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Calving

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19
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Mature female bovine

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Cow

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20
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Steer or heifer that is ready for slaughter at the end of a finishing period

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Fed steer of heifer

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21
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Steer of heifer that is ready to enter a feed yard and begin the finishing phase

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Feeder steer of heifer

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22
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Young female bovine which has not yet had a calf (usually less than 22-24 month old)

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Heifer

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23
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Castrated male bovine at least 4 years old

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Ox

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24
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Castrated male bovine

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Steer

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25
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Female sheep

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Ewe

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26
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Female sheep under 1 year of age

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Ewe lamb

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27
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Sheep less than one year of age

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Lamb

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28
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Process of giving birth in sheep

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Lambing

29
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(aka lambling) newly born lamb

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Lambkin

30
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The scientific name for sheep

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Ovine

31
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Uncastrated male sheep at least 1 year old

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Ram

32
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Uncastrated male sheep that is under 1 year of age

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Ram lamb

33
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Castrated male sheep

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Wether

34
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(aka billy) a sexually mature uncastrated male goat

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Buck

35
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Young uncastrated male goat less than 1 year old

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Buckling

36
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Refers to animals in the goat family

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Caprine

37
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(aka nanny) a female goat over 1 year of age

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Doe

38
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Young goat of either sex

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Kid

39
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Process of giving birth in goats

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Kidding

40
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Castrated male goat

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Wether

41
Q

Young, castrated male swine (castrated before sexual maturity)

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Barrow

42
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Sexually mature uncastrated male swine

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Boar

43
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Process of a sow giving birth

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Farrowing

44
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Young pig (40-70 lbs) that is ready to be finished up to market weigth

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Feeder pig

45
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Young female pig that has not yet given birth

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Gilt

46
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Mature swine (usually weighing more than 120 lbs)

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Hog

47
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(aka piglet) a young swine (usually weighing less than 120 lbs)

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Pig

48
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The scientific name for swine

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Porcine

49
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Mature female swine

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Sow

50
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Refers to animals in the pig family

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Swine

51
Q

Scientific name for chickens

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Galline

52
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Female bird over one year of age

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Hen

53
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Female chicken under one year of age (typically has not yet started laying eggs)

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Pullet

54
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Act of giving birth in chickens

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Laying

55
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(aka cock) uncastrated male birth over one year of age

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Rooster

56
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Meat chicken slaughtered at 12-20 weeks of age

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Fryer

56
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Meat chicken that is 6-13 weeks of age at slaughter

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Broilers

57
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Castrated male chicken slaughtered at 4-8 months of age

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Capon

58
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Newly hatched or very young chicken

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Chick

59
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Uncastrated male bird under one year of age

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Cockerel

60
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Uncastrated adult male duck

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Drake

61
Q

Adult female duck

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Duck

62
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Baby ducks

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Ducklings

63
Q

Adult uncastrated male goose

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Gander

64
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Adult female goose

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Goose

65
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Young goose (up until feathers have replaced all of their down)

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Gosling

66
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Young domestic turkey

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Poult

67
Q

Uncastrated adult male turkey

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Tom

68
Q

Scientific name for turkeys

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Meleagrine

Semester one Freshman Year (3 decks)

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