Some terms for common livestock Flashcards
Young, Adult, Group, Parturition
Term for young female cattle that is fed to slaughter
Yearling heifer
Term for young and mature male cattle
Bull
Term for young castrated male cattle
Steer
Term for mature castrated male cattle, carabao, swine, goat, sheep, and horse
Stag
Term for parturition of cattle
Calving
Term for the meat of a young (3 months or younger) cattle
Veal
Term for young female carabao
Caraheifer
Term for young and mature male carabao
Carabull
Term for young castrated male carabao
Carasteer
Term for young female swine
Gilt
Term for mature female swine
Sow
Term for young and mature male swine
Boar
Term for young castrated male swine
Barrow
Term for young female goat
Doe/ nanny
Term for mature female goat
Doe
Term for young male goat
Buck kid
Term for mature male goat
Buck/ Billy
Term for young castrated male goat
Wether
Term for young (under 1 yr old) female sheep
Ewe lamb
Term for young and mature female sheep
Ewe
Term for young male sheep
Ram
Term for mature male sheep
Ram/ buck
Term for young castrated male sheep
Wether
Term for a female horse, between the ages of two and four;
In the horse racing world, female horses that are younger than five years are referred to as this
Filly
Term for a female horse that has reached the age of four
Mare
Term for a male horse that’s younger than four years old
Colt
General term for a mature male horse
Stallion
Term for a mature male horse used for breeding
Stud
Term for a young castrated male horse
Gelding
Term for a young female chicken
Pullet
Term for a young male chicken
Cockerel
General term for a castrated male chicken
Capon
Pekin duck is locally termed as
Itik
Muscovy duck is locally termed as
bibi
Term for young and mature male duck
Drake
Term for young and mature female goose
Goose
Term for young and mature male goose
Gander
Term for young and mature female turkey
Hen
Term for young and mature male turkey
Tom
Term for young and mature female rabbit
Doe
Term for young and mature male rabbit
Buck
Term for parturition of swine
Farrowing
Term for parturition of goat
Kidding
Term for parturition of sheep
Lambing
Term for parturition of horse
Foaling
Term for parturition of rabbit
Kindling
Term for parturition of dog
Whelping
Term for parturition of cat
Queening
Term for a group of swine
Herd/ Drove
Term for a group of goat
Band
Term for a group of sheep
Hurtle/ flock
Term for a group of horse
Band/ stable
Term for a group of goose
Gaggle
Term for a group of rabbit
Colony/ Hutch
Term for a group of cats
Pride
Term for the meat of goat
Chevon
Term for the meat of young sheep
Lamb
Term for the meat of mature sheep
Mutton
Term for the meat of horse
Chevaline
Term for the meat of rabbit
Lapan
Term for female pig who has had at least one litter of piglets. Used for breeding
Sow
Term for a female pig that has not produced a litter of piglets yet or is being used to grow out and finish to butcher
Gilt