Dairy Cattle Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- poll: the top of the cow's forehead
- milking shorthorn: dual-purpose breed for beef and dairy
- mastitis: an inflammation of the udder
- milk fat: a mixture of different fatty-acid esters called triglycerides in cow's milk
- steer: castrated male
- withers: top of shoulder
- holstein: has an average milk yield of 23,675
- gestation: length of pregnancy
- jersey: smallest of the dairy breeds
- mammary system: the system that produces milk after parturition
- heifer: young female who has not had a calf
- bovine: from the genus bos
- milking parlor: area where cows are milked
- metabolic disorder: a disease resulting from the inability of animal to make proper use of nutrients
- calf crate: holding pen designed for dairy calves
- roughage: fibrous indigestible material all cattle must have
- guernsey: has high protein beta-carotene in milk that causes it to be yellow
- bull: male cattle with the purpose of breeding
- parturition: the act of giving birth in cattle
- trailhead: top portion of the tail