Livestock Terms
Name for mature male for cattle.
Bull
The process of removing the horns off an animal.
Dehorning
What are some types of castration tools?
Burdizzo, Castration Bander, Emasculator, Scalpel or All-in-one
What is the term for complete in natural growth or development on an animal?
Mature
a reproductive process where fertilized embryos are collected from a genetically superior donor female and placed into the uterus of a surrogate recipient female to carry the pregnancy
Embryo Transfer
Offspring for sheep.
Removing the front sharp part of the beak on chickens and turkeys.
Debeaking
What do you use to remove wool from sheep?
Old cutting shears (scissor) and electrical shears
What agricultural products do cattle produce?
Milk and Meat
Breeding technique with no human involvement
Natural Breeding
Mature male for goat.
Buck
Removing a portion of the tail of an animal to keep the animal clean and prevent disease.
Docking
What tools can be used for tail docking?
Banding gun or double crush tail docker
First Mammal to be cloned.
Dolly the Sheep
a reproductive technique where sperm is collected from a male animal and manually placed into the reproductive tract of a female without natural mating.
Artificial Insemination
Name for young female for poultry.
Pullet
Removing the sharp needle teeth off piglets.
Teeth Clipping
What type of tools are used for dehorning?
Dehorning knife, Dehorning scoop, Dehorning cups, Guillotine cutters, Surgical wire, Hot Iron
What is a castrated male pig called?
Barrow
An animal in the earliest stages of its development in the egg.
Embryo
Name for a young female for swine.
Gilt
The type of medicine we administer to livestock.
What is the most common types of identification for cattle?
Ear Tags
What is another method of branding other than Hot Iron?
Freeze Branding- liquid nitrogen
The specific term for the period of pregnancy in livestock, spanning from conception to birth.
Gestation