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I. Livestock and Poultry Terms Flashcards

1
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act of giving birth

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Parturition

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2
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act of giving birth in cows

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Calving

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act of giving birth in sows (pigs)

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Farrowing

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4
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act of giving birth in does (goat)

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Kidding

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5
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act of giving birth in mares

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Foaling

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6
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act of giving birth in ewes

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Lambing

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7
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act of giving birth in dogs

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Whelping

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8
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act of giving birth in cats

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Queening

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9
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period of pregnancy, the period of development of the young in viviparous animals, from the time of fertilization of the ovum to birth

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Gestation

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10
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fertilization or fusion of gametes to produce a zygote

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Conception

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11
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female parent

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Dam

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12
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male parent

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Sire

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13
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capacity to produce successfully (both male and female)

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Fertility

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14
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ability to give birth to offspring frequently or numerous young at frequent intervals; degree of reproduction usually for polytocous species (e.g. sow, bitch, queen, etc. giving birth to a litter) indicating relative size; usually applied/served to or for the female

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Fecundity

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15
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inability to produce normal young; permanent loss of fertility

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Sterility

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16
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temporary loss of fertility

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Infertility

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17
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failure to copulate

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Impotency

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18
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sexual maturity, as exhibited by first heat or ovulation, time of adolescence when the male or female gonads become capable of releasing gametes. The onset or reproductive capacity

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Puberty

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19
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young animals, after separation from its dam

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Weanling

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20
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process of separating the young from its dam

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Weaning

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21
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time/age reached when the gametes become capable of fertilization; state of full reproductive capacity

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Sexual maturity

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22
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the time/interval that elapses from puberty to sexual maturity

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Adolescence

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23
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rhythmic sexual behavior patterns develop in female animals during puberty. Also known as the heat cycle or the time from one heat to the next

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Estrous cycle

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24
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refers to animals which have several estrous cycles per year or breeding season

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Polyestrous

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25
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belongs to the order Perissodactyla (group of odd toed mammals)

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Horses

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26
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foot is reduced to a one hoofed toe

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Horses

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26
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mature male horse

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Stallion

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26
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term for stallion used for breeding purposes

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Stud horse

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27
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mature female horse

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Mare

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28
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a mare dedicated to the production of foals

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Brood mare

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29
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young female horse up to first breeding or 4 years

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Filly

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30
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newly born young horse of either sex

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Foal

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31
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castrated male horse

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Gelding

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32
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dry mare, which has not produced any young during the breeding season

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Geld mare

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33
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to gently cut grass into small bits with the teeth (horse)

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Nibble

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34
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voice or guttural sound emitted by horse

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Neigh or whine

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35
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a place, usually a farm, at which purebred animals are maintained and reproduced (horse)

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Stud

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36
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barn or shed where horses are bedded or confined

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Stable

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37
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stallion with only one testis or none in the scrotum

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Ridgling

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38
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horsemanship; art of riding on horseback

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Equitation

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39
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refers to the act of mating in horses

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Covering

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40
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refers to horses used for work

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Draft horse

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41
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refers to a person offering services for the trimming and shoeing of the hoof

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Farrier

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42
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refers to horses used for the sport called polo. They are usually 14-15 hands tall

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Polo ponies

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43
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refers to horses which are qualified to participate in horse races conducted by racing clubs with a congressional franchise to hold horse races

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Race horses

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44
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refers to enclosure where horses are held prior to horse races or polo games

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Racing paddocks

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45
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refers to horses being used mainly for riding or equestrian competitions

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Riding horse

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46
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small type horse, under 14.2 hands (approx. 57 inches) in height at the withers

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Pony

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47
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long eared species of the horse family

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Ass

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48
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mature male ass

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Jack (jackass)

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49
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English term for ass

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Donkey

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50
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mature female ass

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Jennet (Jenny)

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51
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cross between a jack and a mare. Being a hybrid, this crossbred animal is noted for strength

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Mule

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52
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reciprocal crosses, or crosses between a stallion and a jennet (reproductive sterile)

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Hinny

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53
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Mexican term for a small variety of ass

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Burro

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54
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close relative of horse, also known as ass or burro

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Donkey

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55
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member of the bovine family or sometimes the male used for draft purpose

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Ox

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56
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domesticated bovine animals

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Cattle

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57
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a male bovine animal of breeding age, usually over one year of age

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Bull

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58
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mature female of cattle used for breeding

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Cow

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59
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young female cattle under three years of age, usually, one that has not given birth

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Heifer

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60
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suckling young cattle of either sex

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Calf

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61
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young male cattle under one year of age

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Bull calf

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62
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male castrated at an early age before the secondary sex characteristics develop. (when a mature female is unused, it is called a spayed cow)

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Steer

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63
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male which was castrated at an older age when secondary sex characteristics have become well developed (masculine head, neck and shoulder)

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Stag

64
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a mature castrated male cattle destined for meat production or draft

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Bullock

65
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to trust with the horns

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Gore

66
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sound emitted by a bull

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Bellow

67
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group of cattle

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Herd

67
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weaned cattle fed high — diets before going to the feedlot. Also, to describe light/thin feeders/mature cows purchased to utilize low-quality roughage

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Stocker

68
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fat of cattle, buffalo, or sheep

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Tallow

69
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tropical humped cattle breed (Bos indicus) from the Indian subcontinent

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Zebu

70
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a domesticated subspecies of water buffalo found in the Philippines and elsewhere in Southeast Asia

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Carabao

71
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prefix applying to cattle as proposed by Dr. V. Villegas, UPLB)

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Cara

72
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mature male of Carabao used for breeding

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Carabull

73
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mature female of carabao used for breeding

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Caracow

73
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young female carabao under three years of age, usually, one that has not given birth

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Caraheifer

74
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suckling young carabao of either sex

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Caracalf

75
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young male carabao under one year of age

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Carabull calf

76
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domestic horned ungulate belonging to genus Bubalus, also known as water buffalo, Asiatic buffaloes, carabao

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Buffalo

77
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also, a member of the family Bovidae

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Sheep

77
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mature male sheep

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Ram

78
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mature female sheep

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Ewe

79
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young sheep of either sex below one year of age

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Lamb

80
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male sheep castrated while young, preferably between one to three weeks of age

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Wether sheep

81
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yearling sheep with two teeth

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Shearling

82
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wool and skin of a sheep

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Fleece

83
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young male sheep

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Kid ram

84
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young female sheep

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Kid ewe

85
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group of sheep

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Flock/hurtle

86
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male goat of any age

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Billy goat or buck

87
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mature female goat

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Doe

88
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young goat of either sex below one year of age

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Kid

89
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castrated male goat which was unsexed before the secondary characteristics have developed

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Wether goat

90
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young female goat

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Kid doe

91
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young male goat

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Kid buck

92
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group of goats

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Band

93
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mature goat doe

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Nanny

94
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belongs to family of suidae, which are even toed animals

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Swine

95
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mature male swine (usually matures at 7-9 months of age)

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Boar

96
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mature female swine (considered mature for breeding at 8-10 months of age)

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Sow

97
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young female swine, ready for breeding (under one year of age, usually has not yet delivered)

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Gilt

98
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young of the species swine

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Piglets

99
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collective term for the young of a sow at one farrowing

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Litter

100
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number of young born in one litter

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Litter size

101
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castrated male pig, the castration having done at an older age

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Stag

102
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young pig separated from the sow, about 5 weeks old

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Weanling

103
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castrated male pig before the secondary sex characters have developed; the unsexing having done at an early age

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Barrow

104
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market term for pigs, either sex, any age, usually from 6 — 12 months of age (app. 60 kg)

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Shote (shoat)

105
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young pigs from birth up to weaning

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Suckling

106
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to give birth to a litter of young

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Farrow

107
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an enclosure, usually lumber, with and opening for the young pigs, but excludes the sow or older pigs. This device enables the young to eat or drink without being given competition by the latter

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Creep

107
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group of swine

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Herd/drove

108
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fat from pigs that has been produced through a rendering process

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Lard

109
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refers to a group of domesticated birds that render man an economic service

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Poultry

110
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includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese pigeon, and guinea fowls

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Poultry

111
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any young bird, grown usually for 6 weeks in order that it may weigh 1 kg after that period;

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Broiler

112
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young type of chicken of either sex (typically 3 —5 months of age) weighing about 1.3-2.2 kg

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Broiler

113
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also referred to as fryer or young chicken

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Broiler

114
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process of subjecting eggs to light (usually a bulb) to check its fertility

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Candling

115
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process of subjecting young animals to heat and warmth in order to increase their chances of survival

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Brooding

116
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growing animals for someone else for a fee

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Contract growing

117
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removal of the comb or wattle

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Dubbing

118
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any bird that has developed to a size suitable for frying

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Fryer

119
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natural means of renewing feathers in birds

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Molting

120
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young female bird, hen or chicken (less than a year old)

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Pullet

121
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overgrown fryer, meat type of chicken of either sex (typically 3 — 5 months of age) weighing about 2.96 kg average live weight

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Roaster

122
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feathers of a fowl

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Plumage

123
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process of finding out the sex of the animals

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Sexing

124
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refers to any structure, building, land or premises housing or intended to house birds in which the temperature cannot be controlled within set limits

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Aviary

125
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group of birds

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Flock

126
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meat type chicken sold at 0.9 — 1.1 kg live weight. Usually smaller than broiler and sold whole-body and never cut

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Squab broiler

127
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one of the more common poultry species different from turkeys, ducks, geese, etc.

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Chickens

128
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mature and fully developed male chicken, one year or over

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Rooster

129
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young male, less than a year old

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Cockerel

130
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caponized male, readily distinguisdhed by the undeveloped comb and wattles

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Capon

131
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an imperfectly caponized male/ a piece of testes had been accidentally left during the operation and regenerated

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Slip

132
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young chicken regardless of sex

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Chick

133
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domesticated bird, now commonly referring to a cock or hen

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Fowl

134
Q

mature male turkey

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Tom

135
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mature female turkey

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Turkey hen

136
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young turkey regardless of sex

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Poult

137
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synonym for tom, and probably derived fram the sound emitted by it

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Gobbler

138
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aquatic birds that are akin to ducks but distinguished from them by having longer necks, narrower bills, larger bodies and wings and a more aggressive behavior

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Geese

139
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mature male geese

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Gander

140
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mature female geese

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Goose

141
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young geese regardless of sex

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Gosling

142
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name of various waterfowls akin to, but distinguished from swans and geese by having broader bills and more wadding gait

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Ducks

142
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mature male duck

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Drake

143
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mature female duck

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Duck

144
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young duck regardless of sex

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Duckling

145
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mature male guinea fowl

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Cock

145
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mature female guinea fowl

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Hen

146
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young guinea fowl

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Kett

147
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male pigeon

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Cock

148
Q

female of the species pigeon

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Pigeon Hen

149
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young dove or pigeon, young immature pigeon, usually up to 30 days (also refers to its meat)

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Squab

150
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milk like substance secreted in the crop of the pigeon hen and which are regurgitated for the nourishment of the squab

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Pigeon milk

151
Q

native hare (genus lepus)

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Jackrabbit

152
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young female or male rabbit (meat type)

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Fryer

153
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female mink

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Jill

154
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big birds (ostrich, emu) known for their red meat and skin for leather

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