Animal Terminologies Flashcards
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Term relating to CATTLE
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BOVINE
2
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Term relating to GOATS
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CAPRINE
3
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Term relating to Horses, Mules, Zebras, Donkeys
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EQUINE
4
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Grouping of a single species of livestock
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HERD
5
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Term relating to SHEEP
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OVINE
6
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Term relating to SWINE
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PORCINE
7
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Term related to FOWLS
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POULTRY
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Domesticated mammals of the genus Bos
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CATTLE
9
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Two species of cattle
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BOS TAURUS and BOS INDICUS
10
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Intact male bovine
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BULL
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Male calf
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BULL CALF
12
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Young bovine
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CALF
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Female bovine that has had a calf
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COW
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Female bovine that has not had a calf
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HEIFER
15
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Female calf
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HEIFER CALF
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Castrated male bovine or can be a future ox that is less than 4 years old
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STEER
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Castrated bull that has been trained to work and is at least 4 years of age
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OX
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Domesticated form of Capra hircus
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GOAT
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Male goat over 1 year of age
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BUCK
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Young male goat less than a year old
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BUCKLING
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Female goat
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DOE
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Young female goat less than a year old
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DOELING
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Group of goats
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FLOCK
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Baby goat of either sex
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KID
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Castrated male goat (or sheep)
WETHER
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Domesticated species Ovis aries
SHEEP
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Female sheep at least 1 year of age
EWE
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Female sheep under 1 year of age
EWE LAMB
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Group of sheep
FLOCK
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Young sheep
LAMB
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Newly born lamb
LAMBKIN or LAMBLING
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Intact male sheep at least 1 year of age
RAM
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Male sheep under 1 year of age
RAM LAMB
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Mature ovine at least 1 year of age and may also refer to the ovine species
SHEEP
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Castrated male sheep
WETHER
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Domesticated Equus caballus
HORSE
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Male horse under 3 years of age
COLT
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Female horse under 3 years of age
FILLY
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Young equine under 1 year of age
FOAL
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Castrated male horses
GELDING
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Female horse after her 4th birthday
MARE
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Intact male horse
STALLION
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- related to horses
- smaller build and longer ears
- also known as ASS
DONKEY
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Correct term used for a donkey, burro or jackstock
ASS
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Spanish term for donkey
BURRO
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Hybrid animal that is produced when a female ass is crossed with a stallion
HINNY
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Male hinny over 3 years of age
HORSE HINNY
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Male mule over 3 years of age
HORSE MULE
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Male ass
JACK
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Plural referring to American Mammoth jacks and jennets
- properly termed asses
- not referred as donkeys and burros
JACKSTOCK
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Female ass
JENNET or JENNY
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Male ass used to produce donkeys
JENNET JACK
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Informal term for a male mule
JOHN
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Hybrid animal that is produced when a jack is crossed with mare
MULE
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Young mules under 3 years of age
MULE COLTS
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Male ass used to produce mules
MULE JACK
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Female hinny over 3 years of age
MARE HINNY
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Female mule over 3 years of age
MARE MULE
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Female mule
MOLLY
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- even toed ungulates of the family Suidae
| - descended from 2 species: Common Eurasian Wild Pig and Asian Banded Pig
SWINE
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Castrated (before sexual maturity) male swine
BARROW
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Adult male swine
BOAR
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Female swine that has not given birth
GILT
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Group of swine
DROVE
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Young pig that is produced by one farmer and sold to another for growing out to market weight
FEEDER PIG
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Mature swine with an adult weight above 150 pounds
HOG
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Large deposits of fat that could be more easily butchered from the animal in large chunks
LARD
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Hog that weighs from 220-260 pounds and sent to market at age 5-7 months
MARKET HOG
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- types of pig were developed to have more lean meat with moderate marbling of fat
MEAT
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Young swine that is not sexually mature or a mature swine with an adult weight
PIG
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Young pig in its first 14-21 days of life and is still nursing
PIGLET
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Young hog (not sexually mature) that has been weaned and is ready for market
SHOAT
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Adult female swine
SOW
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Castrated (after sexual maturity) male swine
STAG
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Mammal of the family Leporidae or the domesticated Old World species Oryctolagus cuniculus
RABBIT
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Male rabbit
BUCK
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Female rabbit
DOE
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Rabbit that is 2 months old
FRYER or YOUNG RABBIT
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Baby rabbit
KIT
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Where owners keep their herd of rabbits in separate cages
RABBITRY
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A rabbit 3 months of age or older averaging 6 pounds or more
STEWER or MATURE RABBIT
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Where owners keep their herd of rabbits as a group in a large cage or enclosure
WARREN
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Domesticated birds that are kept for meat or eggs
POULTRY
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Group comprised of one species of poultry
FLOCK
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Group of poultry with one male and two females
TRIO
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Domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus)
CHICKEN
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Meat chicken processed at age 7-12 weeks
BROILER
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Meat chicken marketed at 12-20 weeks
FRYER
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- 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
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Newly hatched or a very young chicken
CHICK
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Male chicken at least 1 year of age or older
COCK
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Male chicken less than 1 year old
COCKEREL
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- cross between a Cornish and Plymouth Rock chicken (originally pure cornish)
- 4-5 weeks old
- may be of either sex
CORNISH GAME HENS
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Female chicken at least 1 year of age
HEN
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Young chicken 3-4 weeks old prepared as a single serving
POUSSIN or SPRING CHICKEN
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- Female chicken less than 1 year of age
| - in industry, it is a young female that has yet to start laying eggs
PULLET
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Chickens that are 6-12 months old
ROASTERS
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Male chicken over 1 year of age
ROOSTERS
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Mature male or female chicken over 1 year of age
STEWING FOWL
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- Domesticated swimming birds
| - have broad, flat bill, short legs and webbed feet
DUCKS
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Two species of ducks significant in the poultry industry
MALLARD DUCK and MUSCOVY DUCK
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Adult male duck
DRAKE
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Can refer to a female of the duck family
DUCK
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Baby ducks
DUCKLINGS
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Male duck over 1 year of age
OLD DRAKE
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Female duck over 1 year of age
OLD DUCK
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Male duck under 1 year of age
YOUNG DRAKE
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Female duck under 1 year of age
YOUNG DUCK
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- Domesticated water birds
| - shorter neck than a swan and a shorter, more pointed bill than a duck
GEESE
110
Male goose over 1 year of age
| - also refered as old gander
GANDER
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Singular of geese or a female goose
GOOSE
112
Young goose up until feathers have replaced all of their down
GOSLING
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Female goose over 1 year of age
OLD GOOSE
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Male goose under 1 year of age
YOUNG GANDER
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Female goose under 1 year of age
YOUNG GOOSE
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- Large North American bird (Meleagris Gallopavo)
| - domesticated for food and comes in many varieties
TURKEY
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Female turkey over 1 year of age
HEN and OLD HEN
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Male turkey over 1 year of age
OLD TOM
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Young domestic (not wild) turkey
POULT
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Male turkey
TOM
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Female turkey under 1 year of age
YOUNG HEN
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Male turkey under 1 year of age
YOUNG TOM
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- Coturnix coturnix
| - same as chicken
COMMON QUAIL
