Also Known As
Castrated male sheep
Wether
Location where a lamb sirloin chop comes from
Leg
Composite sheep breed, made from four breeds
Polypay
Scientific term for a medication used to treat a bacterial infection
Antibiotic
If sheep are fed broiler litter, it will cause a toxicity of this mineral
Copper
Infection of the udder
Mastitis
The loin and leg of the lamb carcass is also called this.
Hindsaddle
Breed of swine with erect ears
Tamworth
Pigs born at the same time from the same sow are called
Littermates
Supplement to purchase when you need to increase calcium in diet
Limestone
Providing extra feed for nursing lambs
Creeping
Most desirable color for retail beef
Cherry Red
Sheep breed most likely to be used for out of season breeding and early fall lambing
Dorset
Largest compartment of the 4-part stomach of cattle or sheep
Rumen
Species that requires an iron supplement shortly after birth
Swine
Another name for white muscle disease
Stiff lamb disease
Wholesale cut that corresponds to the shoulder of cattle
Chuck
Breed that makes the "black baldie" beef calf with black body and white face
Angus X Hereford
Castrated male pig
Barrow
Element most important in preventing grass tetany
Magnesium
Calving difficulty
Dystocia
Retail steak cut that contains a piece of spine
Porterhouse
Breed with the smallest diameter wool fibers
Rambouillet
Process of giving birth
Parturition
Mineral associated with stiff lamb disease
Selenium