Grinding
(needle teeth) Piglets are born with teeth known as needle teeth. Some farmers grind, file or clip these when the piglets are newborn as they believe that otherwise the piglets…
Grit
Small fragments of various substances fed to poultry, including soluble grit, to balance calcium lost by egg laying birds, and insoluble grit, such as flint, to assist the gizzard in…
Hatchery
The premises devoted to hatching eggs.
Heifer
A young female bovine animal that has not yet had a calf.
Hen
A female fowl.
Herd
A group of animals living together -particularly refers to cattle- that most likely have been put together for management purposes.
Homeopathy
A system of healing by using incredibly dilute solutions of substances that in full strength would cause similar symptoms to the disease being treated.
Humane
Raising animals with kindness, consideration, according to their needs, and without cruelty.
Housing
A building with a roof and four walls that can also be used as a shelter. (See also shelter.)
Husbandry
The care and management of the farm and its animals.
