Exercise 1 Flashcards
Scientific name of chicken
Gallus domesticus
Newly hatch or a very young chicken
Chick
Female bird under one year of age
Pullet
Female bird over one year of age
Hen
Male bird under one year of age
Cockerel
Male bird over one year of age
Rooster
Chicken intended for meat production, usually raised for 1 month or until desired weight is achieved
Broilers
Chicken intended for table eggs production
Layer
Act of laying of eggs
Oviposition
Scientific name of mallard duck
Anas platyrhynchos
Scientific name of Muscovy duck
Cairina moscata
Yound duck
Duckling
Adult male duck
Drake
Adult female duck
Duck
Scientific name of swine
sus domesticus
General term use to designate all classes/age of pig
Swine
Sexually mature male swine
Boar
Any female sexually matured pig which has not yet experienced breeding and has not yet given birth
Gilt
Generally, refers to yound animals that are still nursing
Suckling
Cattle
Tropical and temperatate
Tropical and temperate
Bos Taurus and bos indicus
General term for any class of animals belonging to bovine family
Cattle
Immature young (under one year of age) of some large mammals; most commonly used to denote young cattle of either sex
Calf
Sexually mature female cattle that have not yet calved
Heifer