AgSci Vocab list #2 Flashcards
boar
intact male hog
broiler
a chicken of either sex produced that is used for meat
buck
intact male rabbit or goat
bull
intact male bovine animal
calf
young bovine animal especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year
colt
a young uncastrated male horse (particularly one that is less four years old
cow
fully grown female domestic bovine animal that has borne more than one calf
dam
term describes a female goat who has successfully produced kids
doe
female rabbit
ewe
female sheep
filly
a young female horse
flock
group of sheep
foal
a newborn horse of either sex
gelding
castrated male horse
gilt
any female pig that has not yet given birth
heifer
a young, female cow that has not borne a calf
hen
a mature female chicken or turkey
lamb
a sheep under 1 year of age
layer
a hen in the physiological state of producing eggs regularly
kid
a young goat
kit
the young of some animals, including rabbits
mare
mature female horse
mule
offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
ovine
relating to sheep
ram
an uncastrated or intact male sheep
ruminant
hooved animals that have a rumen and chew their cud
sow
female pig that has given birth
stallion
intact adult male horse
steer
male bull calf that is castrated
wether
castrated male sheep
yearling
an animal 1 years old or moving into its second year (especially a sheep, calf, or foal)
