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Animal husbandry- the breeding,raising and care of farm animals.Antibiotics- a substance produced by a living organism,that kills or inhibits the growth of micoorganiosms.Antimicrobials- a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microbes.Conjugation- the one-way transfer of genetic material from a bacterium with an F plasmid to one lacking the F plasmid.Extra-label – doses in excess of therapeutic – in excess of the dosage on the label.F, F factor- the fertility factor, the ability of a bacteria, to form a long sex pilus that allows transfer of DNA. Feed efficiency- the amount of energy an animal extracts from a given amount of feed. Found by dividing animal's weight increase by pounds of food ingested.Pathogens- an organism capable or producing disease.Plasmid - a strand or loop of DNA that exists independently of the chromosome in bacteria and yeast and that is capable of genetic replicationSubtherapeutic- low levels of medicine administered for extended periods of time.Therapeutic- a dose of antibiotic intended to combat a particular infection at a level that eradicates those bacteria. Transduction- the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus. transformation- the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell. Zoonosis- a disease that can be transferred from animals to humans.