Stock
Animals kept for commercial purposes on farm.
Stockyard
An enclosure for the keeping of livestock, sometimes associated with the sale of animals and slaughter.
Stress
A physical and mental state of strain or suspense that can impact an animal”s overall health, behavior and quality of the food product, stress is known to act as an…
Stun
The action of rendering animals insensible and unconscious prior to slaughter.
Buck
Male rabbit.
Bull
An un-castrated male bovine animal.
CAFO
Concentrated or Confined Animal Feeding Operation. See Confinement Feeding Operation Beef and Confinement Feeding Operation Pork
Cannibalism
An abnormal behavior when pigs or poultry inflict injury and then consume blood or other tissues from others of the same species.
Calf
A young bovine animal.
Castration
The removal or destruction of the testes.
