| A | B |
|---|
| emasculator | instrument used to crush the spermatic cord during castration procedures in cattle |
| mastitis | inflammation of the mammary glands |
| bloat | air in the stomach that causes the stomach to swell |
| anthelmintic | term for dewormers |
| roughage | hay, grass or pasture food sources |
| primed | applying milk machine devices to the udders to begin milking |
| stanchion | device used to control the head and body of cattle for restraint procedures |
| quarters | iny structures in the mammary gland that convert nutrients to milk |
| pushing | moving cattle by slowly moving toward the shoulder to allow a cow to move away |
| caustic | chemical that causes tissue to burn |
| dry period | 50-60 days that milk production is stopped |
| lactation | the process of producing milk from the mammary gland |
| sound | no signs of injuries or lameness |
| progeny | offspring of cattle |
| bovine | veterinary term for cows |
| pedigree | the parents breeding lines |
| springing heifer | a young female cow pregnant with the first calf |
| cow-calf system | production system where calves are raised and bred as adults in a breeding program |
| market weight | adult size between 1100 and 1300 pounds |
| DHI program | production testing and record-keeping system for dairy cattle |
| steer | castrated male cow |
| culled | to remove from the herd |
| heifer | young female cow that has not yet been bred |
| freshening | the labor process of a dairy animal |
| finishing system | production system that raises a cow through the entire adult stage |
| reefing | using a rope to place a cow on the ground for restraint |
| back grounding system | production system that raises a calf to market size to make a profit |
| selection guidelines | states the standards of the cow type and how it should be chosen for a production program |
| feedlot size | the ideal weight of calves that increases size and profit |
