Cattle Terms

Across
Cutability=The amount of saleable retail cuts that may be obtained from a carcass
Ox=Bovine draft animal
Crossbreeding=When animals of the same species, but of a different breed, are mated
Dehorning=Removing the horns from horned breeds of cattle
Brand=A permanent method of cattle identification involving burning a scar into the cattle's hide 
Mastitis=A bacterial disease of the mammary glands; the udder may be warm and hard to touch
Beef=The meat of cattle

Down
Bosindicus=Cattle of Indian origin
Polled=Cattle naturally without horns
Culling=Removing dairy cows from the herd based on established criteria
Marbled=Intramuscular fat that makes beef more palatable to humans
Bostarus=Cattle of European origin
Gestation=The period of pregnancy
Drycow=A cow that has stopped producing milk
Steer=A male bovine castrated while young and before secondary sexual characteristics had developed