beef
what is the term for a castrated male?
cattle
steer
what is a gestation period
length of pregnancy
hump on back, floppy ears, loose skin, grey or red
brahman
what is a gilt
young female pig
what two products do swine give us
fat meat
what is a heifer?
young female cow that has not reproduced
gestation period for cattle
283 days
red coat, white face, belly, 2nd to angus, docile
hereford
what is a boar
male breeding
characteristic of hampshire pig
black white
what is a male used for breeding
cattle
bull
a baby cow is a ______
white curly hair, french breed, late maturing
charolais
what is a barrow
castrated male
characteristic of yorkshire pig
erect ears
what is a cow
mature female
most popular beef breed
angus
what is a Braford a cross between?
brah x herf
what is a sow
mature female
characteristic of duroc pig
red
what is the term for giving birth?
cattle
calving
black coat, carcass quality, polled, muscular
angus
what is a black baldy a cross between
angus x herf
gestation period for swine
3 3 3
what are the 5 swine breeds
spotted, duroc, yorkshire, hampshire, berkshire