Livestock Management

6 words in this vocabulary list

cud

noun a portion of food that returns from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth to be chewed again

  • Cows have multiple stomachs to help them digest their food, allowing them to chew their cud.
  • I heard that cows chew their cud to help with digestion.
  • Hey, did you know that cows regurgitate their cud and chew it again?
  • She kept mulling over the problem in her mind, like a cow chewing its cud.

noun the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock

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  • Modern farming techniques have greatly increased crop yields.
  • My uncle has been farming for over 30 years and loves it.
  • Farming is hard work, but it's in my blood.
  • Farming the land of our minds can yield a bountiful harvest of knowledge.

noun a space or room above a barn used for storing hay

  • The farmer stored the hay in the hayloft to keep it dry and protected from pests.
  • We used to play hide and seek in the hayloft when we were kids.
  • Let's sneak up to the hayloft and have a secret meeting.
  • His thoughts were scattered like hay in a hayloft, making it hard to focus.

noun a type of dog bred for herding cattle, known for nipping at the heels of livestock to guide them

  • The heeler is responsible for assisting the surgeon during the operation.
  • My heeler friend always knows how to fix things around the house.
  • I heard that new heeler at the office is really good at getting things done.
  • She's like the heeler of the group, always coming up with solutions to our problems.

noun a skin disease in mammals caused by parasitic mites

verb to affect with or as if with mange

  • The horse was diagnosed with mange, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites.
  • My dog has been scratching a lot lately, I think he might have mange.
  • I heard that stray cat has a bad case of mange, poor thing.
  • The corruption in the government is like a mange that is eating away at the country's resources.

noun a proper noun referring to a state in the United States

  • The adhio ceremony is a traditional ritual in the village.
  • I heard there's an adhio happening at the community center tonight.
  • Let's crash that adhio party down the street.
  • The adhio of ideas between the two groups led to a breakthrough in negotiations.