Animal Terminology&Performance Characteristics
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Animal
Living organism with sensation that has control over voluntary movement and requires the basic needs to live
Science
systematic observation of natural occurrences to discover things and laws governing them.
Animal Science
The systematic observation of animals used as food by humans to (again) determine laws governing their existence
Group of cattle
herd
Adjective for cattle
Bovine
Genus and species of cattle
Bos taurus Bos indicus
Act of Parturition for cattle
calving
General Term for young cattle
Calf
Young Male cow
bull
Young Female cow
heifer
Mature male cow
bull
Mature female cow
cow
Bovine(cattle) Age at Weaning
Standard: 205 days Actual: 6-9 months
Weaning weight for cattle
450-550lbs
Rate of gain (ADG) for cattle
birth-weaning: 1.8-2.4 lb gain/day growing phase: 1.3-2.0 lb gain/day finishing (feedlot): 3.0-4.5 lb gain/day
FE (feed efficiency) of cattle
Pasture/high roughage diet: 9-12 lb High grain diet: 5-6.5 lb
Group of Swine
herd
Adjective for swine
porcine
Genus & species for swine
Sus scrofa
Act of parturition for swine
farrowing
General term for young swine
pig
young male swine
boar
young female swine
gilt
mature male swine
boar