OTHER ANIMAL TERMS & SPECIFICATIONS Flashcards
Domestic horned ungulate belonging to genus bubalus
Also known as water _______, Asiatic _________, carabao, etc.
Buffalo
Close relative of the horse
Also known as ass or burro (Equus asinus)
Donkey
A male donkey/ass
Jack or Jackass
A female donkey/ass
Jennet or Jenny
Produced from crossing a jackass with a mare
Produced from MALE DONKEY and FEMALE HORSE
Mule
Produced from crossing a stallion with a jennet
Produced from MALE HORSE and FEMALE DONKEY
Hinny
A small-type horse
Pony
The height of a pony
Under 14.2 hands (57 inches)
Female mink
Jill
A young bull (typically less than 20 months of age)
Bullock
Native hare (genus lepus) wild relative of the domestic (Orytelagus)
Jackrabbit
Young male or female domestic MEAT-TYPE rabbit
Fryer
Young meat type of chicken (of either sex)
Also referred to as fryer or young chicken
Broiler
Age range of broilers in weeks
6-8 weeks
Typical weight of broilers
1.3 to 2.2 kilograms
Meat-type of chicken of either sex (typically 3-5 months of age)
Roaster
Average live weight of a roaster
2.95 kilograms
Young immature pigeon (usually up to 30 days old)
This term also refers to pigeon meat
Squab
Meat-type chicken usually smaller than a broiler, and sold whole body and never cut
Squab Broiler
Live weight of a squab broiler
0.9 to 1.1 kilograms (2 to 2.5 pounds)
Cockerel or type of poultry meat from surgically castrated MALE chicken
Capon
Typical weight of a capon
3.6 to 4.5 kilograms
Young guinea fowl
Keet
Big birds known for their red meat and skins (for leather)
Ostrich, emu, and rhea are classified under this
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