12AG Animal Growth and Development

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Supplementary Feed
A planned additional food or nutrient that is added to the usual diet, usually when conditions or normal food source is poor
Vaccination
Injection of a disabled microbe to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, preventing disease
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Nutrition
The process of providing the food of nourishment necessary for health and growth
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Climate
Average of weather in a particular area, calculated over long time periods of 10-20 years
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Topography
Slope of the land
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Genetics
The genetic characteristics or features of an organism, inherited from their parents
Parasites
Organisms that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
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Growth
The process of increasing in size or mass.
Hygiene
Conditions that maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.
Protein
An important nutrient for health, essential for growth (particularly of muscle), immunity, and reproduction.
Carcass compositionThe proportions of skeletal muscle, fat tissue, and bone in the body of livestockNZ RomneySpecialised NZ breed of sheep, most popular in NZ and also used to produce further new sheep breedsGrazingA process where livestock are allowed to roam around and consume wild vegetation in order to gain nutrientsHolstein-FriesianLarge black and white breed of cattle, originally from Europe, popular in NZ for dairying.AngusScottish breed of small beef cattle, easy calving and fast maturing.DevelopmentThe process of growth and advancement that includes the maturing of organs and body featuresCross-breedingTo produce an animal by mating two different breeds or varietiesCarcass gradingAn evaluation system used to rate the quality of meat from a slaughtered animal.DrenchingTo forcibly administer a drug in liquid form orally to an animalCorriedaleMedium to large sized sheep, widely used NZ. Dual purpose, bred for wool and meat.HerefordBritish breed of beef cattle, easy calving and produce beef with superior marblingDraftingUsing a tightly controlled yard to separate animals for shearing, drenching, mating or sale.Plane of NutritionThe amount of nutrients consumed by an animal, compared to the amount required for optimal growthDockingremoving the tail of an animalMetabolisable Energy (ME)A measure of the nutritional value of food, the amount of energy in feed that can be used for growth and development.castrateto remove the testicleswethercastrated male sheepewemature female sheepcryptorchidA male animal where one or both testicles are not descended into the scrotumsirea male parentdamfemale parent

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