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| Domesticated | Raised under the care of humans |
| Lactation | The process of an animal giving milk |
| Agriculture | The broad industry engaged in the production of plants and animals |
| Hypothesis | A theory by a scientist as to the cause or effect of a phenomena. Tested with experiments |
| Experiment | An operation carried out under controlled conditions to discover an unknown entity, to test a hypothesis, or demonstrate the unknown |
| Control group | A group of animals or plants that has not recieved the treatment under study |
| Experimental Group | The group used to test a hypothesis |
| Agricultural Animals | Animals raised for the purpose of making a profit |
| Hormones | Chemical substances secreted by various glands in an animals body |
| Omnivorous | Describing an animal that eats both plants and animals |
| Serum | The clear portion of any animal fluid |
| Beef | The meat from cattle over a year old |
| Poultry | Any or all of the domesticated fowls that are raised for their meat, eggs, or feathers |
| Vaccinating | The process of injecting an animal with certain microorganisms in an effort to make the animal immune to specific diseases |
| Immunity | Resistance to catching a diasease |
| Veal | The meat from calves slaughtered before they are three months of age |
| Broiler | A chicken approximately eight weeks old that weighs 21/2 pounds |
| Progeny | The offspring of animals |
| Dam | The mother of the animal |
| Gestation | The length of time the animal is pregnant |
| Semen | The fluid substance produced by the male that contains the sperm and secretions of the accessory glands |
| Sire | The father of the animal |
| Artificial Insemination | The placing of sperm in the female reproductive tract be means other than the male |
| Offspring | The young produced by animals |
| Genes | Units of inheritance, composed of DNA |
| Vaccine | A substance that is injected to an animal to make it immune to disease |
| Environment | The total of all external conditions that act on an animal |
