| A | B |
|---|
| TMR | total mixed ration |
| Mastitis | infection of the mammary tissue |
| Milk Fever | caused by low blood calcium |
| rBST | stimulates increased milk production |
| Holstein | 75,000 milk record |
| Brown Swiss | dual purpose breed in other countries |
| Ayrshire | ranks third for milk |
| Guernsey | high beta carotene milk |
| Jersey | high butterfat milk producer |
| parturition | process of giving birth |
| colostrum | first milk; high in antibodies |
| forage | hay, grass, silage |
| alveoli | tissue responsible for making milk |
| dry cow | period not producing milk |
| lactating | producing milk |
| Rotary Parlor | cows are milked on a revolving platform |
| Herringbone Parlor | cows are at an angle and milked from the side |
| sphincter | muscle at end of teat canal to hold mik |
| oxytocin | milk let down hormone |
| Parallel Parlor | efficient parlor; milk between back legs |
| Staph Mastitis | 95% incurable |
| Strep Mastitis | aka environmental mastitis |
| Tie Stall | barn for cows to stay, milk, and eat |
| Free Stall | cows have stalls but can roam freely |
| Homogenization | suspend fat in milk |
| Pasteurization | kills bacteria prior to bottling |
