Animal Terminologies Flashcards
Term relating to CATTLE
BOVINE
Term relating to GOATS
CAPRINE
Term relating to Horses, Mules, Zebras, Donkeys
EQUINE
Grouping of a single species of livestock
HERD
Term relating to SHEEP
OVINE
Term relating to SWINE
PORCINE
Term related to FOWLS
POULTRY
Domesticated mammals of the genus Bos
CATTLE
Two species of cattle
BOS TAURUS and BOS INDICUS
Intact male bovine
BULL
Male calf
BULL CALF
Young bovine
CALF
Female bovine that has had a calf
COW
Female bovine that has not had a calf
HEIFER
Female calf
HEIFER CALF
Castrated male bovine or can be a future ox that is less than 4 years old
STEER
Castrated bull that has been trained to work and is at least 4 years of age
OX
Domesticated form of Capra hircus
GOAT
Male goat over 1 year of age
BUCK
Young male goat less than a year old
BUCKLING
Female goat
DOE
Young female goat less than a year old
DOELING
Group of goats
FLOCK
Baby goat of either sex
KID
Castrated male goat (or sheep)
WETHER
Domesticated species Ovis aries
SHEEP
Female sheep at least 1 year of age
EWE
Female sheep under 1 year of age
EWE LAMB
Group of sheep
FLOCK
Young sheep
LAMB
Newly born lamb
LAMBKIN or LAMBLING
Intact male sheep at least 1 year of age
RAM
Male sheep under 1 year of age
RAM LAMB
Mature ovine at least 1 year of age and may also refer to the ovine species
SHEEP
Castrated male sheep
WETHER
Domesticated Equus caballus
HORSE
Male horse under 3 years of age
COLT
Female horse under 3 years of age
FILLY
Young equine under 1 year of age
FOAL
Castrated male horses
GELDING
Female horse after her 4th birthday
MARE
Intact male horse
STALLION
- related to horses
- smaller build and longer ears
- also known as ASS
DONKEY
Correct term used for a donkey, burro or jackstock
ASS
Spanish term for donkey
BURRO
Hybrid animal that is produced when a female ass is crossed with a stallion
HINNY
Male hinny over 3 years of age
HORSE HINNY
Male mule over 3 years of age
HORSE MULE
Male ass
JACK
Plural referring to American Mammoth jacks and jennets
- properly termed asses
- not referred as donkeys and burros
JACKSTOCK
Female ass
JENNET or JENNY
Male ass used to produce donkeys
JENNET JACK
Informal term for a male mule
JOHN
Hybrid animal that is produced when a jack is crossed with mare
MULE
Young mules under 3 years of age
MULE COLTS
Male ass used to produce mules
MULE JACK
Female hinny over 3 years of age
MARE HINNY
Female mule over 3 years of age
MARE MULE
Female mule
MOLLY
- even toed ungulates of the family Suidae
- descended from 2 species: Common Eurasian Wild Pig and Asian Banded Pig
SWINE
Castrated (before sexual maturity) male swine
BARROW
Adult male swine
BOAR
Female swine that has not given birth
GILT
Group of swine
DROVE
Young pig that is produced by one farmer and sold to another for growing out to market weight
FEEDER PIG
Mature swine with an adult weight above 150 pounds
HOG
Large deposits of fat that could be more easily butchered from the animal in large chunks
LARD
Hog that weighs from 220-260 pounds and sent to market at age 5-7 months
MARKET HOG
- types of pig were developed to have more lean meat with moderate marbling of fat
MEAT
Young swine that is not sexually mature or a mature swine with an adult weight
PIG
Young pig in its first 14-21 days of life and is still nursing
PIGLET
Young hog (not sexually mature) that has been weaned and is ready for market
SHOAT
Adult female swine
SOW
Castrated (after sexual maturity) male swine
STAG
Mammal of the family Leporidae or the domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus
RABBIT
Male rabbit
BUCK
Female rabbit
DOE
Rabbit that is 2 months old
FRYER or YOUNG RABBIT
Baby rabbit
KIT
Where owners keep their herd of rabbits in separate cages
RABBITRY
A rabbit 3 months of age or older averaging 6 pounds or more
STEWER or MATURE RABBIT
Where owners keep their herd of rabbits as a group in a large cage or enclosure
WARREN
Domesticated birds that are kept for meat or eggs
POULTRY
Group comprised of one species of poultry
FLOCK
Group of poultry with one male and two females
TRIO
Domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus)
CHICKEN
Meat chicken processed at age 7-12 weeks
BROILER
Meat chicken marketed at 12-20 weeks
FRYER
- Male chicken that have been castrated and harvested at 4-8 months old
- produce more white meat and have higher fat content than other chickens
CAPON
Newly hatched or a very young chicken
CHICK
Male chicken at least 1 year of age or older
COCK
Male chicken less than 1 year old
COCKEREL
- cross between a Cornish and Plymouth Rock chicken (originally pure cornish)
- 4-5 weeks old
- may be of either sex
CORNISH GAME HENS
Female chicken at least 1 year of age
HEN
Young chicken 3-4 weeks old prepared as a single serving
POUSSIN or SPRING CHICKEN
- Female chicken less than 1 year of age
- in industry, it is a young female that has yet to start laying eggs
PULLET
Chickens that are 6-12 months old
ROASTERS
Male chicken over 1 year of age
ROOSTERS
Mature male or female chicken over 1 year of age
STEWING FOWL
- Domesticated swimming birds
- have broad, flat bill, short legs and webbed feet
DUCKS
Two species of ducks significant in the poultry industry
MALLARD DUCK and MUSCOVY DUCK
Adult male duck
DRAKE
Can refer to a female of the duck family
DUCK
Baby ducks
DUCKLINGS
Male duck over 1 year of age
OLD DRAKE
Female duck over 1 year of age
OLD DUCK
Male duck under 1 year of age
YOUNG DRAKE
Female duck under 1 year of age
YOUNG DUCK
- Domesticated water birds
- shorter neck than a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than a duck
GEESE
Male goose over 1 year of age
- also refered as old gander
GANDER
Singular of geese or a female goose
GOOSE
Young goose up until feathers have replaced all of their down
GOSLING
Female goose over 1 year of age
OLD GOOSE
Male goose under 1 year of age
YOUNG GANDER
Female goose under 1 year of age
YOUNG GOOSE
- Large North American bird (Meleagris Gallopavo)
- domesticated for food and comes in many varieties
TURKEY
Female turkey over 1 year of age
HEN and OLD HEN
Male turkey over 1 year of age
OLD TOM
Young domestic (not wild) turkey
POULT
Male turkey
TOM
Female turkey under 1 year of age
YOUNG HEN
Male turkey under 1 year of age
YOUNG TOM
- Coturnix coturnix
- same as chicken
COMMON QUAIL