Vet 113 Chapter 5

Dog, stud (canine)

intact male dog

b*tch

intact female dog

whelp

young dog

whelping

giving birth to whelps

pack

group of dogs

litter

multiple offspring born during same labor

tom

intact male cat or turkey

queen

intact female cat

kitten

young cat

queening

giving birth to kittens

buck

intact male rabbit or goat

doe

intact female rabbit of goat

tapin

neutered male rabbit

kit

young rabbit or ferret

kindling

giving birth to rabbits or ferrets

herd

group of rabbits, horses, goats, cattle or pigs

hob

intact male ferret

jill

intact female ferret

gib

neutered male ferret

sprite

spayed female ferret

boar

intact male guinea pig

sow

intact female pig

pup

young guinea pig, mouse or rat

sire

intact male mouse or rat

dam

intact female mouse or rat

gang

group of mice

canine

dog

feline

cat

lagomorph

rabbit

cavy

guinea pig

murine

rat or mouse

psittacine

parrot

c*ck

intact male parrot

hen

intact female parrot, chicken or turkey

chick

young parrot or chicken

flock

group of parrots, chickens, ducks, sheep, or turkeys

poult

young turkey or chicken

clutch

group of eggs

rooster

sexually mature male chicken

capon

young castrated male chicken or domestic fowl

cockrel

immature male chicken

pullet

immature female chicken

porcine

pig

anserine

goose/duck

gander

intact male goose

goose

intact female goose

gosling

young goose

gaggle

group of geese

drake

intact male duck

duck

intact female duck

duckling

young duck

boar

intact male pig

sow

intact female pig

barrow

male pig castrated when young

stag (pig)

male pig castrated after maturity

gilt

young female pig that has not farrowed

pig or piglet

young pig

farrowing

giving birth to pigs

equine

horse, pony, donkey, and mule

stallion

intact male horse 4 years or older

colt

intact male equine <4 years old

mare

intact female horse 4 years or older

filly

intact female equine <4 years old

gelding

castrated male horse or llama

foal

young equine of either sex

weanling

young equine <1 year old that has been removed (weaned) from its mother

yearling

young horse between 1 and 2 years of age

foaling

giving birth to equine

band

group of horses consisting of one mature stallion, his breeding mares and the immature male and female offspring of his mares

brood mare

breeding female equine

maiden mare

female equine that has never been bred

pony

equine between 8.2 and 14.2 hands when mature (not a young horse)

jack

intact male donkey

jenny

intact female donkey

mule

offspring of a male donkey and a female horse

hinny

offspring of a stallion and a jenny

ovine

sheep

ram

intact male sheep

ewe

intact female sheep

wether

castrated male sheep or goat

lamb

young sheep

hothouse lamb

young sheep less than 3 months of age

spring lamb

young sheep 3-7 months of age

yearling sheep

sheep 1-2 years of age (used when marketing sheep)

lambing

giving birth to sheep

caprine

goat

kid

young goat

kidding

giving birth to goats

freshening

giving birth to dairy animals, thus starting a fresh lactation cycle

bull or stallion

intact male llama

cow

intact female llama or cow

cria

young llama

bovine

cattle

bull

intact male bovine

steer

male bovine castrated when young

stag (cattle)

male bovine castrated after maturity

heifer

young female bovine that has not given birth

calf

young bovine

calving

giving birth to cattle

springing heifer

young female pregnant with her first calf