畜牧英语专业词汇.docx

畜牧英语专业词汇

1.Livestock:domesticatedanimalsthatareraisedforagriculturalpurposes,suchascattle,pigs,sheep,andpoultry.

2.Ruminant:animalsthathaveafour-chamberedstomachandchewthecud,suchascows,goats,andsheep.

3.Non-ruminant:animalsthathaveasimplestomachanddonotchewthecud,suchaspigsandpoultry.

4.Breeding:theprocessofselectingandmatinganimalswithdesirabletraitstoproduceoffspringwithimprovedgeneticcharacteristics.

5.Artificialinsemination:theprocessofintroducingspermintothefemalereproductivetractofananimalinordertoachievefertilization.

6.Gestation:theperiodoftimebetweenconceptionandbirthinwhichthefetusdevelopsinsidethefemaleanimalsbody.

7.Parturition:theactofgivingbirth.

8.Weaning:theprocessofgraduallytransitioningyounganimalsfrommilktosolidfood.

9.Pasture:afieldofgrassorotherplantsthatisgrazedbyanimals.

10.Forage:plantmaterial,suchasgrassorhay,thatiseatenbygrazinganimals.

11.Silage:fermentedandpreservedgrassorothercropsthatarestoredasfodderforlivestockduringperiodsoffeedscarcity.

12.Feedlot:afacilitywhereanimalsarefedahigh-energydiettopromoterapidgrowthandfattening.

13.Grazing:theactofanimalseatingplantmaterialinapastureorfield.

14.Carcass:thebodyofaslaughteredanimalafterithasbeenpreparedforconsumption.

15.Slaughter:theactofkillinganimalsforfood.

16.Milkproduction:theprocessofextractingmilkfromdairyanimals,suchascowsorgoats.

17.Meatquality:thecharacteristicsofmeat,suchastenderness,juiciness,andflavor.

18.Animalwelfare:thewell-beingofanimals,includingtheirphysicalandmentalhealth.

19.Animalhusbandry:thescienceandpracticeofbreeding,raising,andcaringforanimals.

20.Poultry:domesticatedbirdsraisedfortheirmeat,eggs,orfeathers,suchaschickensandturkeys.