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 goats
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
ability to produce fertilizable ova and provide proper environment to initiate cell division and embryonic development; ability to produce sperm capable of fertilization
fertility
ability of give birth to offspring 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
process of separating young from its dam
weaning
young animal after separation from its dam
weanling
ruminant member of bovine family, male used for draft purposes
ox
domesticated bovine animals
cattle
male breeding ox of any age
bull
mature female ox that has given birth
cow
young female ox under 3 years of age that has not yet given birth
heifer
male ox castrated before sexual maturity
steer
male ox castrated after sexual maturity
stag
young ox of either sex under 1 year of age
calf
young male calf under 1 year of age
bull calf
stag for draft purposes
bullock
young female carabao under 3 years of age that has not yet given birth
caraheifer
mature female carabao that has given birth
caracow
ability of an animal to pass in either good or bad traits to its progeny
transmitting ability
cattle scientific name
Bos taurus Linnaeus
water buffalo scientific name
Bubalus bubalis
bull that has sufficient unselected info to indicate his transmitting ability
proven sire
horse scientific name
Equus caballus / Equus equus Linnaeus
mature male horse
stallion
mature male horse used for breeding purposes
studhorse
mature female horse
mare
mature female horse used for breeding purposes
broodmare
young female horse up to 3 yrs old
filly
young male horse up to 3 yrs old
colt
young horse of either sex below 1 yr of age
foal
horse which is castrated while young
gelding
one that has not produced any young during breeding season
yield mare / dry mare
stallion with only 1 testis or none in its scrotum
ridgling
horsemanship; art of riding on horseback
equitition
swine / pig scientific name
Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben
male pig of any age
boar
mature female pig that has given birth
sow
young female pig under 1 yr of age that hos not yet given birth
gilt
young pig of either sex that weighs approx. 60kg
shote
male pig castrated while young / castrated before secondary sex characters have developed
barrow
male pig castrated after sexual maturity
stag
young pigs separated from sow, abt 5 wks old
weanling
young pigs from birth to weaning
suckling
group of pigs born in one farrowing
litter
number of young pigs born in one farrowing
litter size
sheep scientific name
Ovis aries
Goat scientific name
Capra hircus Linnaeus
male sheep of any age for breeding purposes
ram
female sheep of any age
ewe
young sheep of either sex below 1 year of age
lamb
male sheep castrated while young (pref. between 1 to 3 weeks of age)
wether
yearling sheep with 2 teeth
shearling
wool covering sheep
fleece
male goat of any age
billy goat / buck
wool and skin of sheep
pelt
female goat of any age
doe
young goat of either sex below 1 yr of age
kid
male goat castrated before secondary sex characters have developed
wether goat
(meat) cattle, 1 yr old and above
beef
(meat) cattle, less than 1 yr old
veal
(meat) pig
pork
(meat) dear
venison
(meat) sheep, 1 yr old and above
mutton
(meat) goat
chevon
(meat) horse
horsemeat
(meat) carabao
carabeef; caraveal
(meat) game animals (wild hunted)
game meat
properly dressed flesh derived from mature animals in good condition at time of slaughter
meat
from fasting through stunning, bleeding up to skinning and evisceration
slaughtering
from splitting and quartering, to cutting the carcass into the retail cuts
butchering
collective term for all domestic birds rendering economic service to man; can refer also to dressed carcass into retail cuts
poultry
chicken scientific name
Gallus gallus domesticus
duck (mallard) scie name
Anas platyrhynchos
duck (muscovy) scie name
Cairina moschata
turkey scie name
Meleagris gallopavo
pigeon scie name
Columba livia
quail scie name
Coturnix coturnix
geese scie name
Anser anser; Anser cygnoides
young chicken while in down stage
chick
male fowl 1 yr old and above
rooster
male fowl less than 1 yr old
cockerel
caponized male chicken, undeveloped comb and wattles
capon
female fowl less than 1 yr old
pullet
male duck
drake
female duck
duck
young duck in down stage
duckling
feathers of a fowl
plumage
young of domestic turkey, applied until sex can be distinguished
poult
branch of science that deals with form and structure
anatomy
deals with function and integrated behavior
physiology
(term in anatomy) toward the head
cranial
(term in anatomy) toward the tail
caudal
(term in anatomy) toward or beyond backbone
dorsal
(term in anatomy) away from backbone or toward abdomen
ventral
Kingdom, Phylum, and Class of Mammals
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia
Kingdom, Phylum, and Class of Birds
Animalia, Chordata, Aves
water buffalo scie name
Bubalus bubalis
cattle (european, temperate) scie name
Bos taurus taurus
cattle (zebu, tropical) scie name
Bos taurus indicus
goat scie name
Capra hircus
rabbit scie name (domestic rabbit)
Oryctolagus cuniculus
