Beef
This is the type of digestive system found in cattle.
Ruminant
What do notched on a pig's left ear tell us?
Individual/Pig Number
What is the name for the process of heating milk to a specific temperature in order to kill the majority of bacteria?
Pastuerization
Which breed of dairy cattle produces the largest amount of fluid milk?
Holstein
Today is....
Tuesday
This is a type of cattle operation where calves are moved after they are weaned of their mother's milk
Stocker/Backgrounder
What do notches on a pig's right ear tell us?
Litter number
What is the process of forcing the fats in milk to become a uniform size (and stay suspended in milk)
Homogenization
What is the name of the part of dairy cow's body that is responsible for producing milk?
Mammary System
CWT stands for....
Hundred weight
The names for large cuts of meat before they are processed into retail cuts. Examples include Chuck, Loin and Brisket
Primals
Barrow
Milk is made up of 83%....
Water
A combination of feeds used to accomplish a specific dietary purpose (For example, provide enough carbs/protein)
(Ending weight - Starting Weight) divided by Number of Days on Feed
Rate of Gain (ROG)
This is a chamber in the cow's digestive system that houses bacteria that ferment food.
Rumen
SPI is a formula used to calculate how good a female pig is at giving birth to large piglets and many piglets. What does SPI stand for?
Sow Productivity Index
Casein, the protein found in milk, is used to make this milk product.
Cheese
What is the specific part of the mammary system that is responsible for taking nutrients from the blood stream and changing them into milk?
Alveoli
Weight after slaughter divided by live weight
Dressing Percentage
This is the name of the chamber in a cow's stomach that contains digestive acids and if often called the "true stomach"
Abomasum
What is the name for a young female hog that typically hasn't given birth yet.
Gilt
What is the name of the enzyme that is responsible for causing curds to seperate from the whey during cheese making
Chymosin
This is the name for a bacterial infection of the teats that cause swelling in cattle.
Mastitis
100 + 6.5(L-l) + (W-w)
Sow Productivity Index