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the entire coat of wool shorn from the sheep at one time
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fleece
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purified wool grease
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lanolin
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skin of a sheep including the wool
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pelt
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removal of wool from the sheep
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shearing
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practice of removing stained or inferior wool such as belly wool and leg wool from the whole fleece
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skirting
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practice of shearing wool on the udder and dock/tail regions
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tagging
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elements needed in small quantities
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microminerals
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Iron deficiency
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anemia
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4th compartment of the stomach; true stomach; digestion occurs here
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abomasum
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What does polled mean
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no horns
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When a cow is referred to as “open” what does that mean
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not pregnant
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The membrane in which the fetus develops and through which it receives nourishment
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placenta
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Persistent diarrhea is known as what
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scours
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"The first milk a newborn animal that gives immunity to disease; contains antibodies"
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colostrum
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the fat within the muscle
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marbling
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Carcass weight divided by live weight and multiplied by 100 equals what
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dressing percentage
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What is the name for the animal upon which a parasite lives
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host
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Separating baby animals from the mother so it can no longer suckle
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weaning
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Honeycomb compartment retains foreign materials that could injure the digestive system; called the hardware stomach
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reticulum
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The name given to fully developed baby animals found dead at birth or in the afterbirth
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stillborn
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Separation of sick animals from healthy ones or when bringing new animals home
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quarantine
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Bolus of regurgitated food;
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cud
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To remove an animal for poor production, poor type or illness
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cull
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What is the common term for the structural defect where the rear hocks are too close together
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cow-hocked
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What is the common name of the bones located to either side of the tailhead on a heifer or cow
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pin bones
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