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Agriculture for Secondary Schools

Incalf heifer excrete the contents of their bowels.
pregnant heifer
Liabilities
Incubation all debts which a farmer is required
the act or process of keeping eggs warm to pay other people or businesses or
until the chicks come out. It also refers creditors at one time
to the time interval between infection Litter
with pathogen and the appearance of
symptoms of illness or disease straw or other materials used for
bedding to absorb moisture and keep the
Infestation floor dry and the animal comfortable.
the invasion by larger and complex It also refers to a group of animals that
organisms than germs, especially ecto- are born at the same time and have the
parasites or and endo-parasites same mother
Instalment Livestock
regular payments of a debt or other sum animals that are kept on a farm
payable in small portions throughout Mace
an agreed period of time
a spice made from the dried shell of
Ion adsorption on soil colloid nutmeg
the attraction of ions with opposite Mastitis
charge(s) to that possessed with the
particular soil colloid which occurs in an inflammation of the mammary
soil solution gland which is characterised by
reddening of udder and hard mass
Kid Monosex culture in fish farming
a young goat
rearing of single fish sex in one
Lactometer rearing facility
an instrument for measuring the Mesophilic bacteria
density of milk
a group of bacteria that grows and
Lamb thrive in a moderate temperature range
a young sheep between 20 C and 45 C
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Landscape Mucous membrane
an area of land or surroundings lining that covers the body cavities
especially in relation to its appearance. and surfaces of internal organs
It also mean to change the appearance Multi-storey gardening
of an area of land or surroundings a technique used to grow crops on
especially next to a building or road so different layers or storeys made either
that it looks more natural and attractive
as round or pyramid terraces, each
Laxative filled with fertile soil to support crop
a substance that helps animals to growth

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