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Across 3. Baby Cattle 5. Rusy red orange color, high cutability 7. Female without young 9. Polled and Horned, Thick muscled, rapid growth 10. Breed traditionally used for both milk and beef production 12. Large Breed, Popular in crossbreeding 13. Developed in Texas, Rapid weight gain, Heavy Weaning Weights 15. Overall amount of product available at a given time 19. The amount that could be purchased at a given time for a given price 21. traits that are in demand at the market place 22. Most popular purebred, known for their marbling 23. Moderate sized, white face and red body 24. These calves between 1 and 2 years of age sold to another producer to feed out to slaughter weight. 27. the ability of an animals to reproduce, wean, gain weight and stay strong

Down 1. Castrated Male 2. 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus 3. This operation cows are bred every year, keeping mature cattle to produce calves 4. Calves that are weaned under a year old, sold to feedlot and raised to slaughter weight 6. Dual purpose breed, red, white or roan 8. originated in Iowa by Warren Gammon 11. Desirable presence of fat in the muscle 12. The shape, form, and type of an animal 13. Originated in US, Resistance to disease, insects 14. amount of available retail cuts from the carcass 16. born naturally without horns 17. measurement based on animals being observed and evaluated at 205 days 18. producers that feed beef animals to slaughter weight, buy yearling or valces and finish them quickly 20. Breeder that keep herds for breeding stock and replacement bulls, or semen for cow calf operations 25. Castrated male 26. Female cattle with young