General Livestock Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• herd: a group of a specific species of animals (cattle, swine, goats)
• flock: a group of a specific species of animals (sheep, poultry)
• litter: multiple offspring produced at one time
• gestation: the _ length is the period of time the animal is pregnant
• breed: a specific type of a species, was bred for specific traits
• breeding: a _ animal is kept to produce more livestock
• market: a _ animal is kept to sell for meat, milk, or fiber
• wean: to no longer provide milk for the offspring
• yearling: an animal that is 1-2 years old
• harvest: to _ an animal is to slaughter it
• sire: the male parent
• dam: the female parent
• insemination: artificial _ is where you insert semen into the female reproductive tract without sexual contact from the male
• embryo: when an egg is fertilized, it results in an _
• ovary: in females, the egg is released from an _
• testicle: the male reproductive organ that produces semen and hormones
• castrate: to cause the male to not produce sperm or testosterone
• intact: another way to say the animal is mature
• pregnancy: gestation is anohter word for _
• lactation: the period of time where the female is producing milk. can only happen after giving birth to an offspring
• heat: when a female is receptive to a male for breeding (informal)
• polled: a naturally hornless animal
• horned: an animal with horns
• dehorning: the process of removing horns from a horned animal
• docking: the removal of majority of the tail