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free

not tied; unconfined.

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free bullet humane killer

see humane killer.

free electricity

the presence of uncontrolled electrical current in solid materials at low amperages and voltages, usually due to faulty wiring and poor earthing (grounding) of the electrical power system. It causes restlessness, and failure of letdown of milk. In some cases when the circumstances are suitable there may be stunning of animals and rarely fatal electrocution.

free fatty acids

most fatty acids in the body are combined with alcohols in the form of triglycerides. Free fatty acids are produced during digestion and metabolism but most of them in the circulation are combined with protein during this phase.

free fluid

fluid in the body, other than in the alimentary or urinary tracts, which is not part of tissue fluid but free in a body cavity or as a discrete mass in an organ.

free gas bloat

see ruminal tympany.

free hormone hypothesis

the unbound fraction of hormone is the indicator of what is available to tissues, available for metabolism and excretion. See also free thyroxine.

free return

a return of service for a mare to the same stallion in the next season if she does not produce a live foal.

free stall housing

cow accommodation in which there are enough stalls for each cow to have one but the cows are not tied in; they are free to lie down in a cubicle or to feed or to seek other cows coming on heat.

free T₄ index

see free thyroxine.

free water clearance

the capacity to excrete urine of lower osmolality than plasma, thus avoiding depletion of salt reserves.