Animal Science Flashcards

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1
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Refers to group of goats

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Band

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2
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Refers to any male pig castrated before their sexual maturity

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Barrow

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3
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Meat from mature cattle

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Beef

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4
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The projecting mourhparts of water fowl consisting of the upper and lower mandibles

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Bill

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5
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Sexually mature,intact (uncastrated) male pig

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Boar

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6
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Young chicken, of either sex, for meat production

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Broiler

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7
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Sexually mature goat, dear, or rabbit

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Buck

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8
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Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male bovine

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Bull

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9
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  • Usually a stag used for draft purposes

- young bull grown and flattened in a similar manner to beef syeer and heifers

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Bullock

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10
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Immature young < 1 year of age of some large mammals

Most commonly used to denote young cattle of either sex

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Calf

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11
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A male chicken grown forrr meat, castrated at about six weeks of age
It is readily distinguished by the underdeveloped comb and wattle

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Capon

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12
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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

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Cara

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13
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Philippine water buffalo

Swamp buffalo

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Carabao

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14
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Meat of carabao >2 years of age

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Carabeef

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15
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Breeding male of carabao of any age

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Carabull

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16
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Young male/female carabao under one year of age

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Caracalf

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17
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Mature female carabao that has already dropped a calf

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Caracow

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18
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A female carabao < 2 years of age is usually ready for market

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Caraheifer

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19
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A general form for any class of animals belonging to the bovine family (genus Bos)

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Cattle

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20
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A general term for any class of animals belonging to thhe bovin

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Cattle

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21
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Goat meat

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Chevon

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22
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Young bird while in the downy stage

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Chick

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23
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Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male chicken w/ age of 1 year or older

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Cock

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24
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Young male chicken w/ age of less than 1 year

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Cockerel

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25
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Young horse/pony, generally <1 year of age; sometimes refers to young males only

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Colt

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26
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Female bovine, usually after first pregnancy and parturition

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Cow

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27
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Female parent

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Dam

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28
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Matue female goat, deer or rabbit that has already given birth

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Doe

29
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Ready to breed female goat w/c have not yet kidded

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Doeling

30
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Cottony feather, first hair covering of the chick

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Down

31
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Mature male of duck family

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Drake

32
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Young of the duck family in the downy state of the plumage

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Duckling

33
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Mature female ship

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Ewe

34
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Act of giving birth or delivery in swine

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Farrowing

35
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Young female horse or pony

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Filly

36
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Group of chickens, turkeys, or sheep

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Flock

37
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Pregnancy period

Starts from successful fertilization to parturition on giving birth of young

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Gestation period

38
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Refers to any female sexually matured pig which has not yet experienced breeding and has not ywt given birth

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Gilt

39
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Sexually mature female cattle that have not yet calved

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Heifer

40
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Mature female chicken, turkey

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Hen

41
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General term for pigs by americans and usually refers to all pigs weighing > 50 kg

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Hog

42
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Young goat of either sex

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Kid

43
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The act of parturition in goats

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Kidding

44
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Young sheep

A

Lamb

45
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Act of parturition in sheep

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Lambing

46
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Meat rabbit

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Lapan

47
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Female horse or pony approximately 2 years of age or older

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Mare

48
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Meat of mature sheep

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Mutton

49
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Act of giving birth -calving, lambing, farrowing, foaling

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Parturition

50
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Per capita

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Per person

51
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Broad term for a young swine which has not attained sexual maturity

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Pig

52
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Feathers of fowl

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Plumage

53
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Term applied to all poultry species, specifically to designate mature domestic cock and hens

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Fowl

54
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Naturally hornless

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Polled

55
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Fresh meat or flesh of swine

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Pork

56
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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

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Poultry

57
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Mature male sheep

A

Ram

58
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Male parent

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Sire

59
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Refers to any female sexually matured pig which has already been bred and given birth

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Sow

60
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Meat of pigeon; term is also used for young pigeon that is grown for meat production

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Squab

61
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Male animal castrated before puberty

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Stag

62
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Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact horse or pony

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Stallion

63
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Male bovine castrated before

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Steer

64
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Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male turkey

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Tom

65
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Commonly refers to a sexually mature, intact male turkey

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Tom

66
Q

Deer meat

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Venison

67
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Fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or chin of an animalp

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Wattle

68
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Act of ceasing to provide milk to an animal; to physically separate young from the nursing dam

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Weaning

69
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Young male sheep/goat castrated before puberty

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Wether