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Define these Animal Science Terms

1. Mammal
2. Butterfat
3. Colostrum
4. Wean
5. Dry period
6. Ear notching
7. Mutton
8.Chevon
9. Lactation Period
10. Lard

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1. a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young

2. Butterfat or milkfat is the fatty portion of milk. Milk and cream are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain.

3. Colostrum is the first form of milk produced by the mammary glands of mammals immediately following delivery of the newborn. Most species will begin to generate colostrum just prior to giving birth.

4. to get a child or young animal used to food other than its mother's milk.

5. Dry periods typically last 60 days and involve both a far-off and a close-up period. The close-up period begins three weeks before expected calving.

6. Ear notching is a permanent form of identification that if done correctly, will provide identification for the pig's entire life.

7. Mutton refers to the flesh of the mature ram or ewe at least one year old;

8. the flesh of goats as food; goat meat.

9. Cows must calve to produce milk and the lactation cycle is the period between one calving and the next.

10. Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig. It is distinguished from tallow, a similar product derived from fat of cattle or sheep. Lard can be rendered by steaming, boiling, or dry heat.

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