Livestock Care Vocabulary

noun A person who is hired to work on a farm, typically performing manual labor tasks such as planting, harvesting, and caring for animals.

• The farmhand was responsible for feeding the livestock and maintaining the fields.
• The farmhand always had a friendly smile and a helpful attitude.
• Hey, did you see that farmhand over there? He's a hard worker!
• She was the farmhand of the office, always taking care of the little tasks that kept things running smoothly.

noun a person or machine that milks cows or other animals

• The milker carefully sanitized the equipment before starting the milking process.
• The milker is almost done with the cows, then we can head in for lunch.
• I heard that new milker is really efficient at getting the job done.
• She was a skilled milker of information, always able to extract the most important details from a conversation.

noun agalaxia - a condition in which a mother is unable to produce enough milk for breastfeeding

• Agalaxia is a rare medical condition characterized by the absence of milk production in the mammary glands.
• My friend's cow was diagnosed with agalaxia, so they had to find alternative ways to feed the calves.
• I heard that farmer down the road is dealing with a case of agalaxia in one of his dairy cows.
• The team's lack of coordination on the project was like agalaxia in a dairy cow - nothing was getting done.