TERMINILOGOIES Flashcards
(19 cards)
Broad term for pigs
Swine
domesticated pig
Hog
young pig
Piglet
Female pig that has piglets
Sow
Mother sow gives birth to piglets
Farrow
an intact male swine
Boar
a castrated male pig
Barrow
female chicken used for egg production
Layer
chickens used for meat production
Broiler
adult female chicken
Hen
male chicken
rooster
young hen, a year old
Pullet
newly hatched young bird
Chick
Producers and manufacturers of agricultural goods and services
Agribusiness
Any large number of compounds found in living cells that contain carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen and join together to form proteins.
Amino Acid
Chemical formula NH3
Ammonia
Oily compounds found in plant and animal tissues. Serve mainly as a reserve source of energy
Fats
A measure of a unit of meat or milk produced per unit of dry matter consumed.
feed efficiency
A vconfinement facility where cattle are fed to produce beef for the commercial traede
Feedlot