Animal Termonology Quiz Flashcards
Colostrum
First milk
Castration
Removing the testicles of the male to prevent breeding
Gestation
Time an animal is pregnant
Etrus
When a female is receptive to be bred
Lactation
Period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands
Parturition
The act of giving birth
Wild animal
Not genetically altered by selective breeding.
Exotic Animal
Wild animal not native to country.
Feral animal
A domestic animal that lives in the wild with no human assistance.
Breed
A population of domestic animals, that the individual may vary in genotype and phenotype.
Pure breeding
Registered male and female animals
Cross breeding
Mating a male and female of different breeds
Inbreeding
Mating closely related animals
Line breeding
Breeding more distant relatives than inbreeding
Grading up
Mating purebred male (sires) to unregistered or crossbred females (dams)