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intro to animal science
animal terminology
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Undergraduate 1
08/28/2010
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bull calf (cattle)
 Definition
cattle - young male
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heifer
 Definition
cattle - young female
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Bull(cattle)
 Definition
cattle - mature male
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cow
 Definition
cattle - mature female
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Steer
 Definition
cattle - casterated male
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herd (cattle)
 Definition
cattle - group
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calfing
 Definition
cattle - giving birth
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Boar
 Definition
Swine - young male
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gilt
 Definition
swine - young female
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Boar
 Definition
Swine - mature male
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sow
 Definition
swine - mature female
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barrow
 Definition
swine - casterated male
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drove
 Definition
swine - group
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farrowing
 Definition
swine - giving birth
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piglet/shote
 Definition
swine - name of young
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colt
 Definition
horse - young male
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filly
 Definition
horse - young female
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stallion
 Definition
horse - mature male
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mare
 Definition
horse - mature female
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gelding
 Definition
horse - casterated male
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herd (horse)
 Definition
horse - group
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foaling
 Definition
horse - giving birth
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foal
 Definition
horse - name of young
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Jake
 Definition
turkey - young male
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jenny
 Definition
turkey - young female
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tom/gobbler
 Definition
turkey - mature male
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hen (turkey)
 Definition
turkey - mature female
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flock (turkey)
 Definition
turkey - group
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hatch (turkey)
 Definition
turkey - giving birth
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poult
 Definition
turkey - name of young
Term
Junior buck (goat)
 Definition
goat - young male
Term
junior doe (goat)
 Definition
goat - young female
Term
buck (goat)
 Definition
goat - mature male
Term
doe/ nanny
 Definition
goat - mature female
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wether
 Definition
goat - casterated male

"remember, he's wether or not a boy"
Term
band
 Definition
goat - group
Term
kidding
 Definition
goat - giving birth
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kid
 Definition
goat - name of young
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Ram
 Definition
sheep - young male/ mature male
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ewe
 Definition
sheep - young female/ mature female
Term
wether (sheep)
 Definition
sheep - casterated male
Term
flock (sheep)
 Definition
sheep - group
Term
lambing
 Definition
sheep - giving birth
Term
lamb
 Definition
sheep - name of young
Term
cockereal
 Definition
chicken - young male
Term
pullet
 Definition
chicken - young female
Term
rooster/ cock
 Definition
chicken - mature male
Term
hen (chicken)
 Definition
chicken - mature female
Term
capon
 Definition
chicken - casterated male
Term
flock (chicken)
 Definition
chicken - group
Term
hatch (chicken)
 Definition
chicken - giving birth
Term
chick
 Definition
chicken - name of young
Term
stud
 Definition
dog - young male/ mature male
Term
puppy bitch
 Definition
dog - young female
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bitch
 Definition
dog - mature female
Term
neuter (dog)
 Definition
dog - casterated male
Term
pack
 Definition
dog - group
Term
whelping
 Definition
dog - giving birth
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puppy
 Definition
dog - name of young
Term
tom
 Definition
cat - young male / mature male
Term
queen
 Definition
cat - young female / mature female
Term
neuter (cat)
 Definition
cat - casterated male
Term
litter
 Definition
cat - group
Term
queening
 Definition
cat - giving birth
Term
kitten
 Definition
cat - name of young
Term
drake
 Definition
duck - young male/ mature male
Term
hen/ duck
 Definition
duck - young female/ mature female
Term
flock (duck)
 Definition
duck - group
Term
hatch (duck)
 Definition
duck - giving birth
Term
duckling
 Definition
duck - name of young
Term
gander
 Definition
geese - young male/ mature male
Term
goose
 Definition
geese - young female/ mature female
Term
flock (geese)
 Definition
geese - group
Term
hatch (duck)
 Definition
duck - giving birth
Term
gosing
 Definition
geese - name of young
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