Animal Science Flashcards
Refers to group of goats
Band
Refers to any male pig castrated before their sexual maturity
Barrow
Meat from mature cattle
Beef
The projecting mourhparts of water fowl consisting of the upper and lower mandibles
Bill
Sexually mature,intact (uncastrated) male pig
Boar
Young chicken, of either sex, for meat production
Broiler
Sexually mature goat, dear, or rabbit
Buck
Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male bovine
Bull
- Usually a stag used for draft purposes
- young bull grown and flattened in a similar manner to beef syeer and heifers
Bullock
Immature young < 1 year of age of some large mammals
Most commonly used to denote young cattle of either sex
Calf
A male chicken grown forrr meat, castrated at about six weeks of age
It is readily distinguished by the underdeveloped comb and wattle
Capon
Prefix connected to the sex, class and meat of carabao as introduced by the late DR. VALIENTE VILLEGAS which was approved for adoption by the philippine society of animal science
Cara
Philippine water buffalo
Swamp buffalo
Carabao
Meat of carabao >2 years of age
Carabeef
Breeding male of carabao of any age
Carabull
Young male/female carabao under one year of age
Caracalf
Mature female carabao that has already dropped a calf
Caracow
A female carabao < 2 years of age is usually ready for market
Caraheifer
A general form for any class of animals belonging to the bovine family (genus Bos)
Cattle
A general term for any class of animals belonging to thhe bovin
Cattle
Goat meat
Chevon
Young bird while in the downy stage
Chick
Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male chicken w/ age of 1 year or older
Cock
Young male chicken w/ age of less than 1 year
Cockerel
Young horse/pony, generally <1 year of age; sometimes refers to young males only
Colt
Female bovine, usually after first pregnancy and parturition
Cow
Female parent
Dam
Matue female goat, deer or rabbit that has already given birth
Doe
Ready to breed female goat w/c have not yet kidded
Doeling
Cottony feather, first hair covering of the chick
Down
Mature male of duck family
Drake
Young of the duck family in the downy state of the plumage
Duckling
Mature female ship
Ewe
Act of giving birth or delivery in swine
Farrowing
Young female horse or pony
Filly
Group of chickens, turkeys, or sheep
Flock
Pregnancy period
Starts from successful fertilization to parturition on giving birth of young
Gestation period
Refers to any female sexually matured pig which has not yet experienced breeding and has not ywt given birth
Gilt
Sexually mature female cattle that have not yet calved
Heifer
Mature female chicken, turkey
Hen
General term for pigs by americans and usually refers to all pigs weighing > 50 kg
Hog
Young goat of either sex
Kid
The act of parturition in goats
Kidding
Young sheep
Lamb
Act of parturition in sheep
Lambing
Meat rabbit
Lapan
Female horse or pony approximately 2 years of age or older
Mare
Meat of mature sheep
Mutton
Act of giving birth -calving, lambing, farrowing, foaling
Parturition
Per capita
Per person
Broad term for a young swine which has not attained sexual maturity
Pig
Feathers of fowl
Plumage
Term applied to all poultry species, specifically to designate mature domestic cock and hens
Fowl
Naturally hornless
Polled
Fresh meat or flesh of swine
Pork
Refers to a collective term for all domestic birds
Rendering/providing economic benefits to man; it also refers to the dressed carcass of a fowl
Poultry
Mature male sheep
Ram
Male parent
Sire
Refers to any female sexually matured pig which has already been bred and given birth
Sow
Meat of pigeon; term is also used for young pigeon that is grown for meat production
Squab
Male animal castrated before puberty
Stag
Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact horse or pony
Stallion
Male bovine castrated before
Steer
Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male turkey
Tom
Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male turkey
Tom
Deer meat
Venison
Fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or chin of an animalp
Wattle
Act of ceasing to provide milk to an animal; to physically separate young from the nursing dam
Weaning
Young male sheep/goat castrated before puberty
Wether