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Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards

1
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Dogs

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Canine

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Dog/Stud

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Intact male dog

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Bitch

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Intact female dog

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Whelp

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Young dog

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Whelping

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The act of giving birth in dogs

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Pack

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a group of dogs

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Litter

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multiple offspring born in the same group

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Cats

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Feline

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Tom

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intact male cat/turkey

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Queen

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intact female cat

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Kitten

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young cat

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Queening

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the act of giving birth in cats

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13
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Horses

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Equine

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Stallion

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intact male horse over 4 years of age

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Colt

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intact male horse under years of age

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Mare

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female horse over 4 years of age

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Filly

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female horse under 4 years of age and has NOT had a foal

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Gelding

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castrated horse/llama/alpaca

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Cryptorchid/Ridgeling

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male horse with one or both testis that have not descended.

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Foal

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young horse

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Weanling

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a horse less than a year old

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Yearling

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a horse between 1 and 2 years of age

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Foaling

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the act of giving birth in horses

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Herd

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group of horses/cattle/goats/pigs

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Broodmare

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Breeding female (strictly of foaling)

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Maiden Mare

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female horse that has never foaled

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Barren Mare

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mare that did not breed in the previous season (open mare)

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Wet Mare

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mare who will foal in the current breeding season (a pregnant mare)

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Pony

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horse between 8.2 and 14.2 hands when mature

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Suckling

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still nursing foal

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31
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Agalactic

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intact female horse not producing milk

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32
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Cattle

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Bovine

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33
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Bull

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intact male cattle/llama/alpaca

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Cow

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mature female cattle that has given birth

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Steer

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castrated male cattle

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36
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Heifer

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young female cattle that has not given birth

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Calf

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young cattle

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38
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Calving

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the act of giving birth in cattle

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39
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Freshening

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giving birth of dairy animals (cattle, goats)

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40
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Goats

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Caprine

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41
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Buck

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intact male goat/rabbit

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42
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Doe

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female goat/rabbit

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43
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Wether

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castrated goat/sheep

44
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Kid

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young goat

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Kidding

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the act of giving birth in goats

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Sheep

47
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Ram

A

intact male sheep

48
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Ewe

A

female sheep

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Lamb

A

young sheep

50
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Lambing

A

the act of giving birth in sheep

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Flock

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group of sheep

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Pigs

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Boar

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intact male pig/guinea pig

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Sow

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female pig/guinea pig

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Barrow

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young castrated pig

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Stag

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mature castrated pig

57
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Gilt

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young female pig who has not given birth

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Pig or piglet

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young pig aka shoat

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Farrowing

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the act of giving birth in pigs

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Ferret

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Hob

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intact male ferret

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Jill

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female ferret

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Gib

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castrated ferret

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Sprite

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spayed ferret

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Kit

A

young ferret/rabbit

66
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Kindling

A

the act of giving birth in ferrets/ rabbits

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Guinea Pig

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Pup

A

young guinea pig/mouse/rat

69
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Rabbit

70
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Lapin

A

castrated male rabbit

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Mouse/Rat

72
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Sire

A

Intact male mouse/rat

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Dam

A

female mouse/rat

74
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Gang

A

group of mice

75
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Freemartin

A

sterile female from a set of twin calves with one male and female calf

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Gomer Bull

A

teaser bull

77
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Chickens

78
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Rooster

A

mature male chicken/emu/ostrich/rhea

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Hen

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mature female chicken/turkey/emu/ostrich/rhea/parrot

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Capon

A

young castrated chicken

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Cockerel

A

immature male chicken

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Pullet

A

immature female chicken

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Goose

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Gander

A

intact male goose

85
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Goose

A

female goose

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Gosling

A

young goose

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Gaggle

A

group of geese

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Chick

A

young chicken/parrot

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Flock

A

group of chickens/parrots

90
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Turkey

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Poult

A

young turkey

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Duck

93
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Drake

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Duck

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female duck

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Duckling

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young duck

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Emu, Ostrich, Rhea

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Hatchling

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young emu/ostrich/rhea up to 2 days old

98
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Chick (Ratite)

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young emu/ostrich/rhea less than 6 months of age

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Yearling (Ratite)

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emu/ostrich/rhea 6 to 12 months of age

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Parrot

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Psittacine

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Cock

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male parrot

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Llamas/Alpaca

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Cow (Camelid)

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female llama/alpaca

104
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Cria

A

young llama/alpaca

105
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Mule

A

offspring of a Jack (male donkey) and a Mare (female horse)

106
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Hinny

A

offspring of a Stallion (male horse) and a Jenny (female donkey)

107
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Horses, Donkeys, Mules, and Hinnies. #of chromosomes…

A

Horses-64
Donkeys-62
Mules/Hinnies-63

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