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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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subclinical

Agriculture; Dairy science

A disease condition without symptoms but often resulting in decreased production or impaired milk quality.

subway

Agriculture; Dairy science

An area beneath the milking pit that houses milk meters, pipelines, vacuum lines and transfer tanks to reduce noise and improve the milker's ability to move around in the pit.

superhutches

Agriculture; Dairy science

Calf housing structures, often open on one side, designed for a small number of calves when first grouped immediately after weaning.

swing parlor

Agriculture; Dairy science

Parlor characterized by having the milking units positioned in the middle of the parlor for use by cows on both sides.

tail bands

Agriculture; Dairy science

Used for marking treated cows. Rubber bands are sometimes used to dock cow's tails.

tandem parlor

Agriculture; Dairy science

Parlor design where cows line up head to tail in individually opening stalls.