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Chapter 5: What is in a Name?
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Veterinary Medicine
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06/05/2012
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Term
Dog/Stud
 Definition
intact male dog
Term
Bitch
 Definition
intact female dog
Term
Whelp
 Definition
young dog/pup
Term
Whelping
 Definition
giving birth to whelps
Term
Pack
 Definition
group of dogs
Term
Litter
 Definition
multiple offspring born during same labor
Term
Tom
 Definition
intact male cat
Term
Queen
 Definition
intact female cat
Term
Kitten
 Definition
young cat
Term
Queening
 Definition
giving birth to kittens
Term
Buck
 Definition
intact male rabbit
Term
Doe
 Definition
intact female rabbit
Term
Lapin
 Definition
neutered male rabbit
Term
Kit
 Definition
young (blind, deaf) rabbit
Term
Kindling
 Definition
giving birth to rabbits
Term
Herd
 Definition
group of rabbits
Term
Hob
 Definition
intact male ferret
Term
Jill
 Definition
intact female ferret
Term
Gib
 Definition
neutered male ferret
Term
Sprite
 Definition
spayed female ferret
Term
Kit
 Definition
young ferret
Term
Kindling
 Definition
giving birth to ferrets
Term
Boar
 Definition
intact male guinea pig
Term
Sow
 Definition
intact female guinea pig
Term
Pup
 Definition
young guinea pig
Term
Sire
 Definition
intact male mouse or rat
Term
Dam
 Definition
intact female mouse or rat
Term
Pup
 Definition
young mouse or rat
Term
Cock
 Definition
intact male parrot
Term
Hen
 Definition
intact female parrot
Term
Chick
 Definition
young parrot
Term
Flock
 Definition
group of parrots; also called a company
Term
Tom
 Definition
intact male turkey
Term
Hen
 Definition
intact female turkey
Term
Poult
 Definition
young turkey
Term
Flock
 Definition
group of turkeys
Term
Clutch
 Definition
group of turkey eggs
Term
Rooster
 Definition
sexually mature male chicken; also called cock
Term
Hen
 Definition
intact female chicken
Term
Capon
 Definition
young castrated male chicken or domestic fowl
Term
Cockerel
 Definition
immature male chicken
Term
Pullet
 Definition
immature female chicken
Term
Poult
 Definition
young chicken
Term
Chick
 Definition
very young chicken
Term
Flock
 Definition
group of chickens
Term
Gander
 Definition
intact male goose
Term
Goose
 Definition
intact female goose
Term
Gosling
 Definition
young goose
Term
Gaggle
 Definition
group of geese
Term
Drake
 Definition
intact male duck
Term
Duck
 Definition
intact female duck
Term
Duckling
 Definition
young duck
Term
Flock
 Definition
group of ducks
Term
Boar
 Definition
intact male pig
Term
Sow
 Definition
intact female pig
Term
Barrow
 Definition
male pig castrated when young
Term
Stag
 Definition
male pig castrated after maturity
Term
Gilt
 Definition
young female pig that has not farrowed
Term
Pig/Piglet
 Definition
young pig
Term
Farrowing
 Definition
giving birth to pigs
Term
Herd
 Definition
group of pigs
Term
Stallion
 Definition
intact male equine over 4 years old
Term
Colt
 Definition
intact male equine up to 4 years old
Term
Mare
 Definition
intact female equine over 4 years old
Term
Filly
 Definition
intact female equine up to 4 years old
Term
Gelding
 Definition
castrated male equine
Term
Foal
 Definition
young equine of either sex
Term
Weanling
 Definition
young equine up to 1 year old
Term
Yearling
 Definition
young equine between 1 and 2 years old
Term
Foaling
 Definition
giving birth to equine
Term
Band
 Definition
group of horses consisting of one mature stallion, his breeding mares, and the immature male and female offspring of his mares
Term
Brood Mare
 Definition
breeding female equine
Term
Maiden Mare
 Definition
female equine never bred
Term
Pony
 Definition
equine between 8.2 and 14.2 hands when mature (not a young horse)
Term
Jack
 Definition
intact male donkey
Term
Jenny
 Definition
intact female donkey
Term
Mule
 Definition
offspring of a jack and a mare
Term
Hinny
 Definition
offspring of a stallion and a jenny
Term
Ram
 Definition
intact male sheep
Term
Ewe
 Definition
intact female sheep
Term
Wether
 Definition
castrated male sheep
Term
Lamb
 Definition
young sheep
Term
Hothouse Lamb
 Definition
young sheep less than 3 months of age
Term
Spring Lamb
 Definition
young sheep 3-7 months of age
Term
Yearling
 Definition
sheep 1-2 years of age (used when marketing sheep)
Term
Lambing
 Definition
giving birth to sheep
Term
Flock
 Definition
group of sheep
Term
Buck
 Definition
intact male goat
Term
Doe
 Definition
intact female goat
Term
Wether
 Definition
castrated male goat
Term
Kid
 Definition
young goat
Term
Kidding
 Definition
giving birth to goats
Term
Freshening
 Definition
giving birth to dairy animals
Term
Herd
 Definition
group of goats
Term
Bull
 Definition
intact male llama (also called a stallion)
Term
Cow
 Definition
intact female llama
Term
Gelding
 Definition
castrated male llama
Term
Cria
 Definition
young llama
Term
Bull
 Definition
intact male bovine
Term
Cow
 Definition
intact female bovine that has given birth
Term
Steer
 Definition
male bovine castrated when young
Term
Stag
 Definition
male bovine castrated after maturity
Term
Heifer
 Definition
young female bovine that has not given birth
Term
Calf
 Definition
young bovine
Term
Calving
 Definition
giving birth to cattle
Term
Freshening
 Definition
giving birth to dairy animals
Term
Herd
 Definition
group of cattle
Term
Springing Heifer
 Definition
young female pregnant with her first calf
Term
Freemartin
 Definition
sexually imperfect, usually sterile female calf born as a twin with a male calf
Term
Teaser/Gomer Bull
 Definition
bull used to detect female bovines in heat; bull may have penis surgically deviated to the side, may be treated with androgens, or may be vasectomized so as not to impregnate female
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