Terms beginning with B
- bale of hay
A large, tightly compressed cylindrical or rectangular bundle of hay
- baler
A machine used in agriculture for compressing materials such as hay into bales
- barley
A cereal grain, the seed of which is used in the production of food and some alcohols
- barn
A large building used for storage of produce or livestock on a farm
- bee
A winged stinging insect known for their important role in pollination and the production of honey
- beehive
A habitation for bees to live in, which can occur naturally or be purpose-built to allow beekeepers to collect the honey they produce
- bison
A large, hairy wild animal, similar to a cow or ox and native to North America and Europe
- boar
A tusked wild animal, ancestor of the modern pig
- breed
To mate animals so that they will produce offspring, OR a specific strain of animals within a larger species that share a common appearance and characteristics
- bucket
A container, typically rounded and with a handle, used for carrying things
- buffalo
A large wild ox with backwards-pointing horns, native to Asia and Africa, OR see 'bison' (buffalo in North American is synonymous)
- bull
An uncastrated male bovine
- baconer
A finished pig sold to be made into bacon or ham; heavier than a porker
- barton
- See yard.
- bird flu
- See Avian Influenza.
- blob marker
A device that leaves a temporary trail of foam blobs in its path to show that a tractor driver can see where he has already been when working in a manner that leaves no tracks
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Scientific name for 'mad cow disease'; a neurodegenerative disease occuring in cattle that can also affect other animals
- Bovine Tuberculosis
A bacterial disease occurring in cattle which may also infect other mammals; the main reason for the pasteurisation of milk
- BSE
- See Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
- bullock
A castrated male bovine
- busk calf
A calf sold at weaning (6-10 months of age)
- biological diversity
The diversity among living organisms on planet Earth, within and between species
- biomass
The mass of organic materials (including plants, animals and microorganisms), which may be used to produce energy
- boreal forest
A forest that grows in the cold climates of the northern hemisphere
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