Animal Terminologies Flashcards

1
Q

Term relating to CATTLE

A

BOVINE

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2
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Term relating to GOATS

A

CAPRINE

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3
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Term relating to Horses, Mules, Zebras, Donkeys

A

EQUINE

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4
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Grouping of a single species of livestock

A

HERD

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5
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Term relating to SHEEP

A

OVINE

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6
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Term relating to SWINE

A

PORCINE

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7
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Term related to FOWLS

A

POULTRY

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8
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Domesticated mammals of the genus Bos

A

CATTLE

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9
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Two species of cattle

A

BOS TAURUS and BOS INDICUS

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10
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Intact male bovine

A

BULL

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11
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Male calf

A

BULL CALF

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12
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Young bovine

A

CALF

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13
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Female bovine that has had a calf

A

COW

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14
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Female bovine that has not had a calf

A

HEIFER

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15
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Female calf

A

HEIFER CALF

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16
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Castrated male bovine or can be a future ox that is less than 4 years old

A

STEER

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17
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Castrated bull that has been trained to work and is at least 4 years of age

A

OX

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18
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Domesticated form of Capra hircus

A

GOAT

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19
Q

Male goat over 1 year of age

A

BUCK

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20
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Young male goat less than a year old

A

BUCKLING

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21
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Female goat

A

DOE

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22
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Young female goat less than a year old

A

DOELING

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23
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Group of goats

A

FLOCK

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24
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Baby goat of either sex

A

KID

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25
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Castrated male goat (or sheep)

A

WETHER

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26
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Domesticated species Ovis aries

A

SHEEP

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27
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Female sheep at least 1 year of age

A

EWE

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28
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Female sheep under 1 year of age

A

EWE LAMB

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29
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Group of sheep

A

FLOCK

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30
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Young sheep

A

LAMB

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31
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Newly born lamb

A

LAMBKIN or LAMBLING

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32
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Intact male sheep at least 1 year of age

A

RAM

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33
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Male sheep under 1 year of age

A

RAM LAMB

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34
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Mature ovine at least 1 year of age and may also refer to the ovine species

A

SHEEP

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35
Q

Castrated male sheep

A

WETHER

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36
Q

Domesticated Equus caballus

A

HORSE

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37
Q

Male horse under 3 years of age

A

COLT

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38
Q

Female horse under 3 years of age

A

FILLY

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39
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Young equine under 1 year of age

A

FOAL

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40
Q

Castrated male horses

A

GELDING

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41
Q

Female horse after her 4th birthday

A

MARE

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42
Q

Intact male horse

A

STALLION

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43
Q
  • related to horses
  • smaller build and longer ears
  • also known as ASS
A

DONKEY

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44
Q

Correct term used for a donkey, burro or jackstock

A

ASS

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45
Q

Spanish term for donkey

A

BURRO

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46
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Hybrid animal that is produced when a female ass is crossed with a stallion

A

HINNY

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47
Q

Male hinny over 3 years of age

A

HORSE HINNY

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48
Q

Male mule over 3 years of age

A

HORSE MULE

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49
Q

Male ass

A

JACK

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50
Q

Plural referring to American Mammoth jacks and jennets

  • properly termed asses
  • not referred as donkeys and burros
51
Q

Female ass

A

JENNET or JENNY

52
Q

Male ass used to produce donkeys

A

JENNET JACK

53
Q

Informal term for a male mule

54
Q

Hybrid animal that is produced when a jack is crossed with mare

55
Q

Young mules under 3 years of age

A

MULE COLTS

56
Q

Male ass used to produce mules

57
Q

Female hinny over 3 years of age

A

MARE HINNY

58
Q

Female mule over 3 years of age

59
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Female mule

60
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  • even toed ungulates of the family Suidae

- descended from 2 species: Common Eurasian Wild Pig and Asian Banded Pig

61
Q

Castrated (before sexual maturity) male swine

62
Q

Adult male swine

63
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Female swine that has not given birth

64
Q

Group of swine

65
Q

Young pig that is produced by one farmer and sold to another for growing out to market weight

A

FEEDER PIG

66
Q

Mature swine with an adult weight above 150 pounds

67
Q

Large deposits of fat that could be more easily butchered from the animal in large chunks

68
Q

Hog that weighs from 220-260 pounds and sent to market at age 5-7 months

A

MARKET HOG

69
Q
  • types of pig were developed to have more lean meat with moderate marbling of fat
70
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Young swine that is not sexually mature or a mature swine with an adult weight

71
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Young pig in its first 14-21 days of life and is still nursing

72
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Young hog (not sexually mature) that has been weaned and is ready for market

73
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Adult female swine

74
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Castrated (after sexual maturity) male swine

75
Q

Mammal of the family Leporidae or the domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus

76
Q

Male rabbit

77
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Female rabbit

78
Q

Rabbit that is 2 months old

A

FRYER or YOUNG RABBIT

79
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Baby rabbit

80
Q

Where owners keep their herd of rabbits in separate cages

81
Q

A rabbit 3 months of age or older averaging 6 pounds or more

A

STEWER or MATURE RABBIT

82
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Where owners keep their herd of rabbits as a group in a large cage or enclosure

83
Q

Domesticated birds that are kept for meat or eggs

84
Q

Group comprised of one species of poultry

85
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Group of poultry with one male and two females

86
Q

Domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus)

87
Q

Meat chicken processed at age 7-12 weeks

88
Q

Meat chicken marketed at 12-20 weeks

89
Q
  • 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
90
Q

Newly hatched or a very young chicken

91
Q

Male chicken at least 1 year of age or older

92
Q

Male chicken less than 1 year old

93
Q
  • cross between a Cornish and Plymouth Rock chicken (originally pure cornish)
  • 4-5 weeks old
  • may be of either sex
A

CORNISH GAME HENS

94
Q

Female chicken at least 1 year of age

95
Q

Young chicken 3-4 weeks old prepared as a single serving

A

POUSSIN or SPRING CHICKEN

96
Q
  • Female chicken less than 1 year of age

- in industry, it is a young female that has yet to start laying eggs

97
Q

Chickens that are 6-12 months old

98
Q

Male chicken over 1 year of age

99
Q

Mature male or female chicken over 1 year of age

A

STEWING FOWL

100
Q
  • Domesticated swimming birds

- have broad, flat bill, short legs and webbed feet

101
Q

Two species of ducks significant in the poultry industry

A

MALLARD DUCK and MUSCOVY DUCK

102
Q

Adult male duck

103
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Can refer to a female of the duck family

104
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Baby ducks

105
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Male duck over 1 year of age

106
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Female duck over 1 year of age

107
Q

Male duck under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG DRAKE

108
Q

Female duck under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG DUCK

109
Q
  • Domesticated water birds

- shorter neck than a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than a duck

110
Q

Male goose over 1 year of age

- also refered as old gander

111
Q

Singular of geese or a female goose

112
Q

Young goose up until feathers have replaced all of their down

113
Q

Female goose over 1 year of age

114
Q

Male goose under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG GANDER

115
Q

Female goose under 1 year of age

A

YOUNG GOOSE

116
Q
  • Large North American bird (Meleagris Gallopavo)

- domesticated for food and comes in many varieties

117
Q

Female turkey over 1 year of age

A

HEN and OLD HEN

118
Q

Male turkey over 1 year of age

119
Q

Young domestic (not wild) turkey

120
Q

Male turkey

121
Q

Female turkey under 1 year of age

122
Q

Male turkey under 1 year of age

123
Q
  • Coturnix coturnix

- same as chicken

A

COMMON QUAIL