Exercise 1 Flashcards
Act of giving birth
Parturition
Act of giving birth in cows
Calving
Act of giving birth in sows
Farrowing
Act of giving birth in goat
Kidding
Act of giving birth in mares
Foaling
Act of giving birth in ewes
Lambing
Pregnancy time from conception to birth
Gestation
Act of fertilization
Conception
Female parent
Dam
Male parent
Sire
Produce fertilizable ova and to provide proper environment for and initiating cell division and embryonic development. Ability to produce large number of sperm capable of fertilization
Fertility
Ability to give birth frequently or numerous young at frequent intervals
Fecundity or Prolificacy
Inability to produce normal young
Sterility
Failure to copulate
Impotency
Sexual maturity, exhibited by first heat or ovulation
Puberty
Separating young from its dam
Weaning
Young animal, after separated to its dam
Weanling
Ruminant member of bovine family, the make use for draft (araro) purposes
Ox
Domesticated bovine animals
Cattle
Male breeding ox of any age
Bull
Mature female ox, one who has given birth
Cow
Young female ox under three years of age, one who has not given birth
Heifer
Male ox castrated before sexual maturity
Steer
Male ox castrated after sexual maturity
Stag
Young ox of either sex, under one year of age
Calf
Male ox under one year of age
Bull calf
Carabao bull, caraheifer, caracow
Carabull
A stag usually for draft purposes
Bullock
Young female carabao under three years of age usually one that has not given birth
Caraheifer
Mature female carabao, one who has given birth
Caracow
Ability of an animal to pass good or bad trait to its progeny
Transmitting ability
Bull about whome one has sufficient unselected information to indicate his transmitting ability
Proven sire