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Extension - Goat glossary Category: Agriculture and Industry > Goats Date & country: 21/09/2013, USA Words: 225

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Bushy or woody plants that goats consume.

brush goat
This was the term used to describe any goat that was of unknown breeding for many years in the U.S. These goats were generally provided very little maintenance and kept to clear brush on property. Many showed traits associated with dairy, Spanish, and Angora breeds depending on the location they were found.

bolus
A rounded mass of medicine used in cattle, goats and sheep.

breed
A group of animals with similar characteristics (color, markings, size, etc.) that distinguishes it from other animals. The characteristics are passed from the parents to the offspring.

breeding season
The period when goats will breed naturally. This season usually begins in the fall.

body condtion score
A numeric value assigned to an animal that estimates the degree of fatness or condition that covers the animal

boer
One of the breeds of meat goats used in the U.S. This breed originated in South Africa and was imported into this country during the early 90s. For more information please see the breeds section in the goat Community of Practice area.

bloat
An excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen and reticulum, resulting in distension of the abdomen.

blind teat
A non functional teat on the udder of the goat. It can be an additional teat that is not connected to a milk duct or one that is nonfunctional due to mastitis.

back cross
Breeding a first cross offspring back to one of the parental breeds. This is often the first step in establishing a grading up program or composite breed.

balance/symmetry
Describes how the parts of the body blend together and result in good eye appeal and proper confirmation.

balanced ration
A ration containing nutrients in the correct proportion to meet the nutritional needs of the animal.

antibody
A protein produced by the body's immune system that recognizes and helps fight infections and other foreign substances in the body.

antibotic
A pharmaceutical product injected or fed to the animal that helps it fight off a bacterial infection.

artifical insemination
The injection of semen into the female reproductive tract through the use of an instrument (example

average daily gain (adg)
The amount of weight gained each day during a period of time.

afterbirth
The placenta and associated membranes expelled from the uterus after parturition.

anemia
An inadequate number of red blood cells in the body.

anestrous period
The time when the female does not exhibit estrus (heat); the non-breeding season.

anthelmintic
A drug that expels or kills internal parasites.

abscess
Boil; a localized collection of pus.

acidosis (grain overload)
A condition in which the pH of the rumen is abnormally low (<5.5).

acute
Any process occurring over a short period of time.

adjusted weight
Weight of the animal that has been adjusted using a correction formula to a standard age, sex, type of birth/rearing, and/or age of dam. These weights increase the accuracy of comparisons between animals for selection as it accounts for known differences in environment. Adjusted weights are often used when doing performance testing.

abomasum
The fourth or true stomach of a ruminant where enzymatic digestion occurs.