Animal Production Term 1.2

Terminologies (Poultry, Rabbit, Cat and Dog)

Tom

Male Cat

Queen

Female Cat

Clowder

Group of Cats

Kitten

Young Cat

Queening

Parturition of Cats

Butch

Male Dog

Bitch

Female Dog

Puppy

Young Dog

Whelping

Parturition of Dogs

Copulation

Mating of Dogs

Pack

Group of Dogs

Keets

Young Guinea Fowl

Cock

Matured male Pigeon

Hen

Matured female Pigeon

Squab

Young Pigeon/Meat

Tom or Gobbler

Matured male Turkey

Hen

Matured female Turkey

Poult

Young Turkey

Cob

Matured male Swan

Pen

Matured female Swan

Cygnet

Young Swan

Gander

Matured male Goose

Hen

Matured female Goose

Gosling

Young Goose

Drake

Matured male Duck

Hen

Matured female Duck

Duckling

Young Duck

Rooster or cock

Matured male Chicken

Hen

Matured female Chicken

Cockerel

Young male Chicken

Pullet

Young female Chicken

Straight run chicks

Day old Chicks

Broiler

Type of chicken raised for meat

Layer

Type of chicken raised for egg

Incubation

Process of hatching fertile eggs

Fryer

Chicken harvested at 1 kg or less

Brooding

Providing heat to newly hatch chicks

Buck

Matured male Rabbit

Doe

Matured female Rabbit

Bunny

Young Rabbit

Kindling

Parturition of Rabbit

Lapan

Meat of Rabbits

Hutch

Shelter of Rabbits

Dewattling

Removal of wattle

Oviposition

Act of laying egg

Threading

Mating of Fowls

Caponization

Removal of testes (Poultry)

Poulardization

Removal of ovary (Poultry)

Dubbing

Removal of comb

Debeaking

Removal of upper portion of beak to prevent cannibalism

Plumage

Feathers covering a Bird