Species terminology
The term for a newborn of the porcine species
What is a piglet?
The definition of gestation length
What is duration of pregnancy?
Everything of economic value other than the carcass
What are by-products?
The definition of parturition
What is the process of giving birth?
The means of identification in the beef cattle industry
What is branding, ear tagging, or ear tattoo?
The term for a castrated male of the ovine or caprine species
What is a wether?
The gestation length of a sow
What is 114 days or 3mo, 3wk, 3d?
Chemically similar to gelatin
What is glue?
The term for parturition of beef cattle
What is calving?
A common triangle shaped identification form used in the swine industry
What is ear notching?
The term for a female bovine that has not given birth
What is a heifer?
The gestation length of the caprine species
What is 150 days (5mo)?
Created by heating collagen rich connective tissue, such as skin and bone
What is gelatin?
The term for parturition in the ovine species
What is lambing?
The four compartments of the ruminant stomach
What is rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum?
The term for an intact male of the porcine species
What is a boar?
The gestation length of the ovine species
What is 152 days?
Intestines and blood are commonly used to create this by-product
What is sausage?
The parturition term for the porcine species
What is farrowing?
The common name for intramuscular fat
What is marbling?
The term for a newborn of the caprine species
What is a kid?
The gestation length for bovine
What is 283 days (9mo)?
The category includes stomach, intestine, and gizzard
What is white offal?
The term for parturition of dairy cattle?
What is freshening?
The three methods of humane slaughter of livestock
What is mechanical, electrical, and chemical?