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EPA - Cattle terms
Category: Agriculture and Industry > Beef farming
Date & country: 20/01/2014, USA
Words: 34
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SteerBovine male castrated prior to puberty.
StockerWeaned cattle that are fed high-roughage diets (including grazing) before going into the feedlot.
NitrificationThe biochemical oxidation of ammonium to nitrate, predominantly by autotrophic bacteria.
RationFeed fed to an animal during a 24-hour period.
RoughageFeed that is high in fiber, low in digestible nutrients, and low in energy (e.g., hay, straw, silage, and pasture).
RuminantMammal whose stomach has four parts-rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. Cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and elk are ruminants.
LagoonEarthen storage structure with sufficient dilution water added to allow microorganisms to biodegrade and treat organic matter.
LegumeAny of thousands of plant species that have seed pods that split along both sides when ripe. Some of the more common legumes used for human consumption are beans, lentils, peanuts, peas, and soybeans. Others, such as clover and alfalfa, are used as animal feed. Legumes have a unique ability to obtain much or all of their nitrogen requirements from symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
MeatTissue of the animal body that are used for food.
HerdGroup of cattle (usually cows) that are in a similar management program.
HeiferYoung female bovine cow prior to the time that she has produced her first calf.
HideSkins from cattle.
IntegrationBringing together of two or more segments of beef productions and processing under one centrally organized unit.
FeedlotEnterprise in which cattle are fed grain and other concentrates for usually 90-120 days. Feedlots range in size from less than 100-head capacity to many thousands.
Fed CattleSteers and heifers that have been fed concentrates, usually for 90-120 days in a feedlot.
Finished CattleFed cattle whose time in the feedlot is completed and are now ready for slaughter.
ForageFeedstuffs composed primarily of the whole plant, including stems and leaves that are utilized by cattle.
CalfYoung male or female bovine animal under 1 year of age.
ConcentrateFeed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible.
Cow-Calf OperationManagement unit that maintains a breeding herd and produces weaned calves.
CowSexually mature female bovine animal that has usually produced a calf.
DenitrificationThe biochemical reduction of nitrate or nitrite to gaseous nitrogen, either as molecular nitrogen or as an oxide of nitrogen.
BullBovine male. The term usually denoted animals of breeding age.
BullockYoung bull, typically less than 20 months of age.
ByproductProduct of considerably less value than the major product. For example, the hide and offal are byproducts while beef is the major product.
CalveGiving birth to a calf. Same as parturition.
Average Daily GainPounds of live weight gained per day.
BackgroundingGrowing program for feeder cattle from the time calves are weaned until they are on a finishing ration in the feedlot. Backgrounding is the management process of feeding the stocker animal.
BeefMeat from cattle (bovine species) other than calves. Meat from calves is called veal.
BovineRefers to a general family grouping of cattle.
BreedCattle of common origin and having characteristics that distinguish them from other groups within the same species.
AerobicMicroorganisms that require free oxygen to biodegrade organic matter.
AnaerobicMicroorganisms that biodegrade organic matter without free oxygen.
Artificial Insemination (AI)Placing semen into the female reproductive tract (usually the cervix or uterus) by means other than natural service.
