A | B |
Science | study or theoretical explanation of a natural phenomenon |
Agriculture | Really is an applied science |
Cloning | Making an exact genetic duplicate |
Land Grant Act | Provided public land and funds for establishing universities |
1862 | Land Grant Act |
Hatch Act | establishment of experiment stations across the state |
1972 | Hatch Act |
Smith Lever Act | Established the Extension Service |
1914 | Smith Lever Act |
1917 | Smith Hughes Act |
Smith Hughes Act | Funding for Ag Classes |
Hypothesis | an idea or suspicion of what might happen |
Experiment | an attempt to isolate the problem in question |
Control Group | Group not modified in the experiment |
Experimental group | the group modified in an experiment |
Basic Research | deals with researching why processes take place in the body |
Applied Research | takes basic research and puts it into practice |
Carnivore | Meat and flesh consuming |
Herbivore | Plant eating |
Omnivore | Meat and plant eating |
Pasteur | French man who developed means of vaccinating animals |
Immunity | Having the disease usually eliminates the risk of contracting the disease again |
Vaccines | injections developed to control diseases |
Intramuscular | Injection into the muscle |
Sub-cutaneous | injection under the skin |
IV | injection into the veins |
Cortisone | found in gallbladder of cattle |
Insulin | Produced in pancreas of animals |
Lactaion | Milking period |
Gestation | Pregnancy |
Gestation of Horse | 11 months |
Gestation of pigs | 112-114 days |
Gestation of Dogs | 63 days |
Colostrum | First milk filled with antibodies |
Sire | Male used for breeding |
Dam | Female used for breeding |