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Agriculture
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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sphincter
Agriculture; Dairy science
A ring-shaped muscle that allows an opening to close tightly, such as the sphincter muscle in the lower end of a cow's teat.
stanchion
Agriculture; Dairy science
a device with two rails that was closed around a cows neck after she entered a stall and to keep her restrained in the stall.
step-up parlor
Agriculture; Dairy science
Cows step onto raised platforms for milking. The milking units are attached from the side.
sterile
Agriculture; Dairy science
Clean, free of any living organisms. Also means unable to reproduce.
streak canal
Agriculture; Dairy science
Small canal located in the end of each teat, through which the milk passes immediately prior to expulsion. Also called the teat meatus.
strip cup
Agriculture; Dairy science
A small cup or device to collect forestrippings and which makes abnormal milk easier to observe.
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