Terminology

Question 1

Breed

Answer 1

animals within a species with a distinctive appearance, typically developed by deliberate selection.

Question 2

Breeding animal

Answer 2

animal used to produce offspring typically in a controlled and organized way

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Dam

Answer 3

Female parent

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Flock

Answer 4

grouping of species of livestock (sheep, poultry)

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Herd

Answer 5

group of single species of animals (cattle, horses, swine, goats)

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Litter

Answer 6

multiple offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. also called brood.

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Livestock

Answer 7

domestic farm animals kept for productive purposes (meat, milk, work, wool)

Question 8

Market animals

Answer 8

livestock bred and raised for food consumption.

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Parity

Answer 9

number of times a female has had offspring

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Polled

Answer 10

naturally hornless animal

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Sire

Answer 11

uncastrated male parent

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Stag

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male that is castrated after sexual maturity (often shows signs of masculinity at slaughter)

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Weanling

Answer 13

an animal that has been recently weaned

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Yearling

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an animal that is about 1 year of age

Question 15

Bovine

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the scientific name for cattle

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Bull

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sexually mature uncastrated male bovine

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Calf

Answer 17

sexually immature young bovine

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Calving

Answer 18

process of giving birth in cattle

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Cow

Answer 19

mature female bovine

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Fed steer or heifer

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steer or heifer that is ready for slaughter at the end of a finishing period

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Feeder steer or heifer

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steer or heifer that is ready to enter a feedyard and begin the finishing phase

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Heifer

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young female bovine which has not yet had a calf (usually less than 22-24 months old)

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Ox

Answer 23

castrated male bovine at least 4 years old

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Steer

Answer 24

castrated male bovine

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Ewe

Answer 25

female sheep

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Ewe lamb

Answer 26

female sheep under 1 year of age

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Lamb

Answer 27

sheep less than one year in age

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Lambing

Answer 28

process of giving birth in sheep

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Lambking

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(aka. lambling) newly born lamb

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Ovine

Answer 30

the scientific name for sheep

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Ram

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uncastrated male sheep at least 1 year old

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Ram lamb

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uncastrated male sheep that is under 1 year of age

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Wether

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castrated male sheep

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Buck

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(aka. billy) a sexually mature uncastrated male goat

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Buckling

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young uncastrated male goat less that 1 year old

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Caprine

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refers to animals in the goat family

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Doe

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(aka. nanny) a female goat over 1 year of age

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Kid

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young goat of either sex

Question 39

Wether

Answer 39

castrated male goat

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Kidding

Answer 40

process of giving birth in goats

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Barrow

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young, castrated male swine

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Boar

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sexually mature uncastrated male swine

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Farrowing

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process of a sow giving birth

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Feeder pig

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young pig (40-70lbs) that is ready to be finished up to market weight

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Gilt

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young female pig that has not yet given birth

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Hog

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mature swine (usually weighing more than 120lbs)

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Pig

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(aka. piglet) a young swine (usually weighing less than 120 lbs)

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Porcine

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the scientific name for swine

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Sow

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mature female swine

Question 50

Swine

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refers to animals in the pig family

Question 51

Galline

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scientific name for chickens

Question 52

Hen

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female bird over 1 year of age

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Pullet

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female chicken under one year of age (typically has not started laying eggs)

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Laying

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act of giving birth in chickens

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Rooster

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(aka. cock) uncastrated male bird over one year of age

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Broilers

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meat chicken that is 6-13 weeks of age at slaughter

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Fryer

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meat chicken slaughtered at 12-20 weeks of age

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Capon

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castrated male chicken slaughtered at 4-8 months old

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Chick

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newly hatched or very young chicken

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Cockerel

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uncastrated male bird under one year of age

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Drake

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uncastrated adult male duck

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Duck

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adult female duck

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Ducklings

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baby ducks

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Gander

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adult uncastrated male goose

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Gosling

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young goose (up until feathers have replaced all of their down)

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Poult

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young domestic turkey

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Tom

Answer 67

uncastrated adult male turkey

Question 68

Meleagrine

Answer 68

scientific name for turkeys