The milk produced by female mammals in the first days after giving birth. This milk has a higher fat content than normal milk and is particularly rich in proteins and…

Individual birds of the same species living closely together. Within a larger flock there can be small groups.

Conditions when animal comfort cannot be maintained by provision of suitable housing, shelter and/or bedding. AWA standards require the provision of heat in these circumstances.

Walkway designed for moving or loading animals.

A newly hatched chicken.

A bovine animal. Those kept primarily for meat are called "beef cattle" while the animals kept primarily for producing milk are called "dairy cattle."

The removal or destruction of the testes.

A young bovine animal.

An abnormal behavior when pigs or poultry inflict injury and then consume blood or other tissues from others of the same species.

Concentrated or Confined Animal Feeding Operation. See Confinement Feeding Operation Beef and Confinement Feeding Operation Pork