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vegetation
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veld-fodder

A type of animal feed, is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. "Fodder" refers particularly to food given to the animals, rather than that which they forage for themselves

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ventrocaudal

Both ventral and caudal.

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venturi injector

A component that utilizes

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vertebrae

These are the 33 individual, interlocking bones that form the spinal column. Each

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viable

Being capable of working successfully; feasible.

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viable semen

Refers to the percentage of live

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vibriosis

An infectious disease of sheep and cattle caused by a bacterium (Campylobacter fetus synonym Vibrio fetus) and marked by infertility and abortion also : infection with or disease caused by a vibrio.

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vigour

Physical strength and good health

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visceral pleura

Is the delicate membrane that covers the surface of each lung, and dips into the fissures between the lobes of the lung. The

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vulva

The external opening of the vagina or reproductive tract in a female mammal or nematode.

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