Animal Science_2 Flashcards
is any defect on the body of the animal, which does not affect the health and
working ability, but renders its appearances unsightly or less attractive.
Blemish
- a group of animals, which possesses certain characteristics that are common to
individuals within that group of animals within the same species.
Breed
a female parent
Dam
a related group of animals.
Family
the way of going of the animal, in which the movements are regular and distinctively
profound or performed.
Gait
the rate at which the animal moves.
Pace
to surgically remove the ovaries of a female.
Spray
a group of animals within a breed differing in one or more characteristics from other
member of the breed.
Strain
a male parent
Sire
the complete cycle in the movements of the legs at any of the gaits of the animal.
Stride
includes the back, loin and rumps (in horses).
Topline
the make up or structure of a group of animals that were developed to perform a
certain function or purpose
Type
– a collective term denoting the four legs of an animal.
Underpinning
this term denotes a malformation of a part of an animal, or a malady, which
may not disturb the health of the animal but adversely influences, its service ability.
Unsoundness
the act of separating the young from the dam
Weaning
removal of the testicles whether by surgical or chemical means.
Caponization
mature male fowl.
Cock
refers to the feathers of the newly fowl.
Down feathers
mature female fowl.
Hen
refers to the development of the birds from the fertilized to a fully formed
individual under optimum or favorable conditions.
Incubation
the laying of fully developed eggs (egg laying).
Oviposition
pullet whose ovaries have been removed
Poulard
any domesticated fowl or it refers to all species of domesticated fowls.
Poultry
newly hatched young chicken 1 to 10 days old
Baby chicks
fattening male, the testicles of which were removed at 2 to 3 months old
Capon
young male chicken below one year of age.
Cockerel
already declared females.
Pullet chicks
female chicken that is almost to lay eggs or just started to lay below one year
of age.
Pullets
mature male chicken intended for breeding
Rooster (cock)
unclassified baby chicks.
Straight run chick
breeding male pigeon
Pigeon Cock
- breeding female pigeon.
Pigeon Hen
young pigeon from one to about 30 days old.
Squab
ready to leave the nest.
Peeper
ready to leave the nest and just starting to eat.
Squeaker
breeding male duck
Drake
breeding female duck
Duck hen
baby duck
Duckling
- breeding male goose
Gander
breeding female goose
Goose
- baby goose
Gosling
breeding male rabbit
Buck
breeding female rabbit
Doe
young rabbit
Bunny
rabbit’s meat
Lapan
breeding male turkey
Tom or Gabbler
breeding female turkey
Turkey Hen
a young turkey whose sex is unknown; a term applied to immature turkeys,
generally used only until sex can be distinguished.
Poult
includes all those approximately one year of age. in sheep
sheep
includes those approximately one year and younger in sheep
Lamb
male sheep of any age intended for breeding.
Ram or Buck
- female sheep also of any age
Ewe
male sheep castrated before it had reached a sufficient maturity to make
reproduction possible and has not developed characteristics. As a rule, castration is done
before the animal is six weeks old; male sheep castrated while young.
Wether
male sheep castrated at the time after the head, neck and fore quarters have
become course or after the secondary sexual characteristics have developed.
Stag
- a yearling sheep.
Shearling or two-tooth
a two year old sheep.
Four-tooth or two shear
is a subclass of lamb denoting animals that are in full fleece and that are
purchased primarily for their wool.
Shearer
wool covering of the sheep.
Fleece
cloths made from combed wool fibers laid parallel to each other by passing
through metal comb.
Worsteds
wool and skin together.
Pelt
waste wool and foreign matter removed in the preparation of combed wool.
Noils
- clothes made from short and highly crimped wool fibers called carding wools.
Woolens
male goat of any age.
Buck or Billy goat
female goat of any age.
Doe
young goat of either sex below one year of age
Kid