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Common Dairy Terms

AREA RATING - An area rating, if used, shall apply to raw milk for pasteurization
only. An area rating consists of more than one producer group operating under the
supervision of a single regulatory agency and which is rated as a single entity.

BLOWN QUARTER - A hard inflamed portion of the udder indicative of severe
mastitis.

BOB CALF - A calf usually less than one week old, but may be up to 3 weeks old.
Most are bulls and are also referred to as "drop" or slaughter calves.

BOLUS - A large medicated tablet or pill.

BOVINE MENSTRUAL CYCLE - 21 days or estrous cycle of a cow or heifer

BREED BACK - To re-inseminate a cow 50-60 days after last calving (this is usually
done several times to one animal)

BULK TANK UNIT(BTU) - A group of dairy farms from which raw milk for pasteur-
ization is collected by bulk tank pickup tankers, under the routine supervision of one
regulatory agency and rated as a single entity and given a raw milk and enforcement
rating.

CERTIFIED RATING OFFICER - A state employee who has been standardized by the
FDA, has a current valid certificate, and does not have direct responsibility for the
routine inspection and enforcement of the supply to be rated. A certificate is issued
only after the applicant has completed the field joint inspection exercise (for dairy
farms and/or milk pasteurization plants, receiving stations, or transfer stations) with
a Regional Milk Specialist and is within 80% agreement on each item of the
inspection form.

CLEANING OUT - The removal of the retained placenta after calving.

COLOSTRUM - First quantities of milk from a fresh cow which is rich in
immunization factors which is very beneficial to the newborn calf.

COME FRESH - (OR TO FRESHEN) - The beginning of milk production by a cow upon
giving birth to a calf.

CONDITIONING - Refers to the amount of body fat of the animal during the various
stages of lactation and/or non-lactation.

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