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Beef cattle operation - young calves graze for moderate weight gain before feedlot.
backgrounding/stocker
Act of giving birth
parturition
Cattle that lack horns by natural or artificial means.
polled
area with low income levels, more than 500 people live more than 1 mile from grocery
food desert
process of carrying young in womb between conception and birth
gestation
bulls, heifers and cows that are used in registered breeding herds as well as commericial operations
seedstock
thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid that rises to the top of milk that is left to stand
cream
milk product made by removing about 60% of water from ordinary milk
evaporated milk
crossbred beef cattle produced for sale to stocker operations and feedlots
commercial cattle
process in which milk's fat droplets are emulsified and cream does not separate
homogenization
situation in which consistent food is unavailable year-round due to lack of money or resources
food insecurity
inflammation of the mammary glands, which is usually caused by bacteria
mastitis
process in which bacteria in milk is killed with heat
pasteurization
state in which a country exports more than they import
trade surplus
food that cannot be produced in the area where it is consumed
exotic food
specific group of cattle with similar appearance, characterisitics, and behaviors that distinguish it from other cattle in same species
breed
