| Udder |
The milk gland
of the cow, made up of separate quarters. The cow has four teats. The
udder comprises the vessel (bag) and the teats. |
| Ultra
low-volume (spraying) |
An extremely
low rate of application of an agricultural chemical. |
| Ultrasonic
Scanning |
A technique for producing images of
body organs, soft tissues and abdominal contents, it can be used for
determining the number of foetuses
in pregnant ewes. |
| Umbel |
A kind of
flower cluster (inflorescence)
in which the flower stalks (pedicles)
arise from the same point, like the ribs of an umbrella, e.g. parsley. |
| Unallocated |
See sundry,
overheads |
| Undegraded
Dietary Protein |
This refers to protein in the food
that has not been broken down and used by rumen
bacteria. This type of protein can be digested and absorbed in the
intestines of the ruminant. |
| Undercut |
Another name
for fillet steak, tenderloin |
| Undershot |
A condition involving inequality in
the length of an animals jaws in which the lower jaw appears too long
(Prognathia). |
| Undersown |
A pasture sown with a crop. The
crop is harvested and the pasture encouraged to take over the paddock |
| Understorey |
Plants growing beneath the canopy
of other plants. Usually refers to grasses, forbs and low shrubs under
a tree or shrub canopy. cf. overstorey. |
| Undesirable
Species |
(a) Species that conflict with or
do not contribute to the management objectives.
(b) Species of plants that are not readily eaten by animals. |
| Unevenness |
Variation in the fineness of the
fleece on different parts of the body of a sheep. |
| Ungulate |
A hoofed animal, including
ruminants but also horses, tapirs, elephants, rhinoceroses and swine.
cf. ruminant. |
| Unit (Milking
Machine) |
That assembly
of milking machine components that is replicated in an installation so
that more than one animal can be milked at one time. |
| Unit
trust |
The capital in a unit trust is
represented by units, which members buy. The number of units
held determines the distribution of net income. Members may
be individuals, companies or discretionary
trusts. |
| Universal Soil
Loss Equation |
An equation used for the design of
water erosion control systems. A = RKLSPC wherein A = average annual
soil loss in tonnes per ha per year. R = rainfall factor, K = soil
erodibility factor, L= length of slope, S = percent of slope, P=
conservation practice factor and C = cropping and management factor. |
| Unsecured
Loan |
A loan for which the borrower does
not give the lender the right to possess certain assets if the
repayment terms are not met; there is no collateral. |
| Unsecured Notes |
Loans to a company, usually for a
fixed period and bearing a fixed rate of interest, but not secured by
any of the assets of the
company and therefore ranking, at liquidation,
as an unsecured creditor. |
| Unsound |
Wool with a
tensile weakness. Incorporates both tender and broken wool. |
| Up in the air |
When a shearer
is moving his handpiece around in the air while shearing, cutting more
air than wool. |
| Urase |
An enzyme that
catalyses the hydrolysis of urea to form ammonium carbonate. |
| Urea |
A water-soluble
compound, CO(NH2)2, that
is the major nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism and is the
chief nitrogenous component of the urine in mammals and other
organisms. Also called carbamide.
A common nitrogenous fertiliser. |
| Usable Forage |
That portion of the forage that can
be grazed without permanent damage to the forage plant species or the
other basic resources; may vary with season of use, plant species and
associated plant species. A rule of thumb is to "take half leave half". |
| User-Pays
Principle |
Applies where part or all of the
costs of a service are passed on to the users. |
| Uterus |
The female organ in which the foetus
develops during pregnancy. |
