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The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.

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lagoon
Agriculture; Dairy science

An earthen pond used as a primary storage site for manure.

leg bands
Agriculture; Dairy science

Cloth or plastic strips of a bright color used for marking treated cows, fresh cows, or cows needing special handling.

legume
Agriculture; Dairy science

Any of thousands of plant species that have seed pods that split along both sides when ripe. Some of the more common legumes used for human consumption are beans, lentils, ...

letdown
Agriculture; Dairy science

The process in a cow where physical stimulation causes a release of oxytocin and the contraction of smooth muscles surrounding milk alveoli resulting in fluid pressure within the ...

liner
Agriculture; Dairy science

A flexible sleeve in the milking teat cup or rigid-walled liner holder. Responsible for massaging the teat end and intermittently cutting vacuum at the teat end during milking. ...

liner slips or squawks
Agriculture; Dairy science

Slippage of the liner and teat cup during milking. Caused by a sharp change of milking vacuum within the unit or cluster by drawing in air alongside the teat. Generally creates a ...

loose housing
Agriculture; Dairy science

Facilities that allow cattle access to a large, open bedded area for resting (also known as free housing). Loose housing should provide at least 200 square feet per animal for ...

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