Chapter 5 Species Names Flashcards
Stud/dog
Intact male dog
Not sexually altered
Scientific name for a dog
Canine
Bitch
Intact female dog
Whelp
Or pup
Young dog
Whelping
Giving birth to whelps
Pack
Group of dogs
Litter
Multiple offspring born during same labor
Scientific name for a cat
Feline
Tom
Intact male cat
Queen
Intact female cat
Kitten
Young cat
Queening
Giving birth to kittens
Scientific name for a rabbit
Lagomorph
Buck
Intact male rabbit
Doe
Intact female rabbit
Lapin
Neutered male rabbit
Kit (rabbit)
Young (blind,deaf) rabbit
Kindling (rabbit)
Giving birth to rabbits
Herd
Group of rabbits
Scientific name for a ferret
Ferret
Hob
Intact male ferret
Jill
Intact female ferret
Gib
Neutered male ferret
Sprite
Spayed female ferret
Kit
Young ferret
Kindling
Giving birth to ferrets
Scientific name for a mouse or rat
Murine
Sire
Intact male mouse or rat
Dam
Intact female mouse / rat
Pup
Young mouse or rat
Rooster
Sexually mature male chicken; also called a cock
Hen
Intact female chicken
Scientific name for geese
Anserine
Gander
Intact male goose
Goose
Intact female goose
Scientific name for ducks
Anserine
Drake
Intact male duck
Duck
Intact female duck
Scientific name for pigs
Porcine
Boar
Intact male pig
Sow
Intact female pig
Scientific name for a horse
Equine
Stallion
Intact male equine > 4 yrs old
Colt
Intact male equine <4 years old
Mare
Intact female equine > 4 yrs old
Filly
Intact female equine <4 years old
Gelding
Castrated male equine
Scientific name for a donkey
Equine
Two other scientific names for a donkey
Ass and burro
Jack or jackass
Intact male donkey
Jenny
Intact female donkey
Scientific name for sheep
Ovine
Ram
Intact male sheep
Ewe
Intact female sheep
Scientific name for goats
Caprine
Buck goat
Intact male goat
Doe goat
Intact female goat
Scientific name for llamas, alpacas and guanocos
Camelid
Bull
Intact male llama
Also called a stallion
Cow
Intact female llama
Scientific name for a guinea pig
Cavy
Boar
Intact male guinea pig
Sow guinea pig
Intact female guinea pig
Scientific name for cows
Bovine
Bull
Intact male bovine cow
Jumper bull
Intact male cow that has just reached maturity and is used for breeding
Cow
Intact female bovine that has given birth
Steer
Male bovine castrated when young
Heifer
Young female bovine that has not given birth
Calf
Young bovine
Calving
Giving birth to cattle
Ridgeling or rig
A cryptochid equine where one or both testicles have not descended from the abdomen
Foal
A young equine of either sex
Weanling
A young equine less than 1 yr of age
Yearling
An equine that is 1 to 2 yrs of age
Foaling
Giving birth to an equine
Herd equine
A group of equines
Brood mare
A breeding female equine
Mule
A hybrid cross of equines the offspring of a jack (male donkey) and a mare (female horse)
Hinny
Offspring of a male horse and a female donkey (Jenny )
Are Hinnies and Mules sterile?
Yes
Tom
Intact male turkey
Clutch
A group of eggs
Wether
Castrated make sheep or goat
Kidding
Giving birth to goats
Scientific name for sheep
Ovine
Ram
Intact male sheep
Ewe
Intact female sheep
Lamb
A young sheep
Lambing
Giving birth to sheep
Scientific name for llamas, alpacas and guanocos
Camelid
Kidding
Giving birth to goats
Doe
Intact female goat
Kid
Young goat
Buck
Intact male goat
Bull
Intact male llama aka a stallion
Cow
Intact female llama
Intact female cow that has given birth
Cria
Young llama
Scientific name for a cow
Bovine
Bull
Intact male bovine
Jumper bull
Intact male bovine that has just reached maturity and is used for breeding
Calf
Young bovine
Calving
Giving birth to cattle
Steer
Male bovine that was castrated when young
Stag
Male bovine castrated after maturity
Heifer
Young female bovine that has not given birth
Gomer bull
Aka teaser bull. Bull used to detect female bovines in heat
Barrow
Male pig castrated when young
Stag (pig)
Make pig castrated after maturity
Gilt
Young female pig that has not farrowed
Farrowing
Giving birth to pigs
Pig or piglet
Young pig
Herd (pigs)
Group of pigs
Scientific name for a pig or swine
Porcine
Group if ducks
Flock
Group of geese
Gaggle
Young goose
Gosling