Ag Systems Certification
Swine: Giving Birth
Farrowing
Grade A Milk
Fluid Milk
Swine: Young Female
Gilt
Cattle: Young Female
Heifer
Poultry: Mature Female
Hen
Identification Methods
Hot Iron Branding Freeze Branding Ear Tagging Tattooing
Poultry: Giving Birth
Laying
Beef Cattle Operations: Feedlot
Many feedlot operators are also stockers. Final phase before the animals are sent to slaughter. When animals reach the proper degree of finish, they are sold to slaughter. Usually around 18 to 24 months, weighing 800 to 1500 pounds.
Poultry Operations: Broiler
Meat Production
Beef Cattle Operations: Cow-Calf
Most calves produces are crossbreds from purebred parents of different breeds
Swine: Offspring
Piglet
Poultry: Young Female
Pullet
Beef Cattle Operations: Purebred
Purpose is to produce seed stock cattle. These cattle are used as the dams (female parent) and sires (male parent) of the calves that will be grown to market weight.
Poultry: Mature Male
Rooster
Bell Pepper Seeds
Small and circular
Swine: mature Female
Sow
Cattle: Castrated Male
Steer
Beef Cattle Operations: Stocker
Weaned calves are placed on pasture and fed a ration to allow for skeletal and muscular growth. Before calves are sold to a feedlot for finishing they must be physically mature.
Castration Methods: Elastic Banding
bloodless method using rubber bands around the spermatic cord which cuts off blood supply to the testicles
Dairy Processing: Homogenization
breaking up the fat particles within milk and dispersing them uniformly
Beef Breeding Methods: Natural Breeding
breeding occurring via natural, sexual contact
Poultry Operations: Laying
egg production
Beef Breeding Methods: Embryo Transfer
embryos are placed into the uterus of a female with the intent to establish a pregnancy
Swine: Teeth Clipping
performed to prevent trauma to piglets faces and sows underline (teats).
Swine: Tail Docking
performed to reduce tail biting and cannibalism among pigs.
Beef Breeding Methods: Artificial Insemination
placement of semen into the uterus by a method other than physical sexual contact
Beef Breeding Methods: Cloning
process of producing genetically identical organisms
Castration
removing the testes to prevent unwanted breeding, leads to better meat quality and results in less fighting and aggressive behavior
Castration Methods: Surgical
testicles are removed using a scalpel or knife
Dairy Processing: Pasteurization
the application of heat to destroy human pathogens in foods
Castration Methods: Burdizzo
this method crushes the blood vessels which interrupts blood supply to the testicles
Dehorning
to remove or prevent the growth of horns to protect humans and other animals from being injured
Dairy Processing: Standardization
where the original fat content of the milk has been changed to make all milk standard
Swine: Castrated Male
Barrow
Swine: Mature Male
Boar
Swine: Young Male
Boar
Cattle: Mature Male
Bull
Cattle: Young Male
Bull
Cattle: Offspring
Calf
Cattle: Giving Birth
Calving
Poultry: Castrated Male
Capon
Grade B Milk
Cheese, yogurt, ice cream, ect.
Poultry: Offspring
Chick
Poultry: Young Male
Cockerel
Cattle: Mature Female
Cow
