Dairy Cattle Crossword Puzzle

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