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Across 4. The system responsible for producing milk after parturition 5. Encased group of mammary glands of the female. 7. The technical term for the birth of a calf 9. when you mate a male and female of he same breed that are not related 10. Refers to a nonlactating female 11. Grazed or harvested herbaceous plants that are utilized by cattle. 12. The time between when the egg is fertilized by the sperm and the birth of a calf 14. Feed fed to an animal during a 24-hour period. 16. the process which breaks down milk fat globules into tiny particles 17. The meat from cattle 18. Feed that is high in energy, low in fiber content, and highly digestible. 22. Bolus of feed that cattle regurgitate for further chewing. 24. Mating animals from different breeds. Utilized to take advantage of hybrid vigor (heterosis) and breed complimentary. 27. Fat content in the milk is referred to as 29. Process where milk is heated quickly to kill germs and then cooled 30. Bovine male. The term usually denoted animals of breeding age.

Down 1. Product of considerably less value than the major product. For example, the hide and offal are by-products while beef is the major product. 2. Placing semen into the female reproductive tract (usually the cervix or uterus) by means other than natural service. 3. Young female bovine cow prior to the time that she has produced her first calf 6. Mammal whose stomach has four parts—rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. Cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and elk are ruminant 8. Machine used to collected milk from the cow. 13. Bovine male castrated before reaching sexual maturity 15. Male parent 16. Number one breed of dairy in the US 19. Recommended daily servings 20. Animal eligible for registry with a recognized breed association. 21. First milk given by a female following delivery of her calf. It is high in antibodies that protects the calf from invading microorganisms. 23. Sexually mature female bovine animal that has usually produced a calf. 25. Meat from very young cattle (under 3 months of age). Veal typically comes from dairy bull calves. 26. Group of cattle (usually cows) that are in a similar management program 28. Young male or female bovine animal under 1 year of age.