Introduction Flashcards
(38 cards)
Bovine
Cows
Ovine
Sheep
Porcine
Pig
Camelid
Alpacas/Llamas
Make of any age
Bull
Father of a calf.
Sire
Castrated male bovine
Steer
Bovine birth to a year old, any sex.
Calf
Mother of a calf
Dam
Mature female bovine
Cow
Cow that’s not lactating, typically pregnant, and due to birth in 60 days.
Dry cow
A cow or heifer within 30 days of calving.
Springer
1st lactation after first calf.
First calf heifer
Female under 2 years old.
Heifer (or not have had a baby)
A sterile heifer or a fraternal twin to a bull calf.
Free Martin
Usually a bull of freemartin calves raised on milk and slaughtered at 5 months of age.
Veal calf
Calves slaughtered within a few days of birth.
Bob veal
Giving birth-act of giving birth.
Freshen
Cast her withers.
Wisconsin slang from prolapsed uterus
Animal mated and is pregnant.
Bred
Genetically similar animals in color and conformation.
Breed
Member of the genus Bos.
Cattle
Whole corn and stalk chopped and processed then Fermented for 45 days.
Corn silage
Alfalfa and grass chopped and processed then fermented for at least 2 weeks.
Haylage