AGRI 21 - LAB Exer 1

PRACTICALS MO NA BHEIEEE

Anatomy

deals with form and structure

Physiology

deals with the function associated to a part

HG

Heart Girth

BL

Body Length

RH

Rump Height

FG

Flank Girth

Parturition

act of giving birth

Calving

act of giving birth in cows

Farrowing

Act of giving birth in sows

Kidding

Act of giving birth in goats

Foaling

Act of giving birth in mares

Lambing

act of giving birth in ewes

Gestation

From pregnancy to giving birth

Conception

act of fertilization

Dam

female parent

Sire

male parent

Fertility

Ability to produce ova and large number of sperms

Fecundity or Prolificacy

ability to give birth frequently to numerous young

Sterility

Inability to produce normal young

Impotency

failure to copulate

Puberty

Sexual maturity

Weaning

Process of separating young from the dam

Weanling

separated young

Cattle

Bos taurus linnaeus, domesticated bovine animal

Carabao

Bubalus bubalis

Ox

ruminant member of the bovine family

Bull

male breeding ox of any age

Cow

mature female ox, has given birth

Heifer

young female ox

Steer

male ox castrated before sexual maturity

Stag

male ox castrated after maturity

Calf

young ox

Bull Calf

young male calf under one year of age 10

Bullock

a stag for draft purposes

Caraheifer

young female carabao under 3 years of age

Caracow

mature female carabao that has given birth

Transmitting

the ability of an animal to pass goor or bad traits

Proven sire

bull with unselected information to indicate his transmitting ability

Horse

Equus equus

Stallion

male horse

Studhorse

used for breeding purposes

Mare

mature female horse

Broodmare

female horse used for breeding purpose

Colt

young male horse up to 3 yrs old

Filly

young female horse up to 3 yrs old

Foal

baby horse

Gelding

horse which was castrated while young

Ridgling

stallion with only one testis

Equitition

horsemanship; the art of riding on horseback

Swine

Sus scrofa domesticus

Boar

male pig of any age

Sow

mature female pig; one that has given birth

Gilt

young female pig under one year of age

Shote

young pig of either sex

Barrow

male pig which was castrated while young

Stag

male pig castrated after sexual maturity

Weanling

young pigs separated from the sow

Suckling

young pigs from birth up to weaning

Litter

group of pigs in one farrowing

Litter size

the number of young pigs born in one farrowing

Sheep

Ovis aries

Goat

Capra hircus

Ram

male sheep

Ewe

female sheep

Lamb

a young sheep.

Wether

male sheep which was castrated

Shearling

yearling sheep with two teeth

Fleece

wool covering of the sheep

Buck

male goat

Pelt

wool and skin of sheep

Doe

female goat

Kid

young goat

Wether goat

male goat castrated before the secondary sex develop

Beef

cattle; 1 year old and above

Veal

cattle; less than 1 year old

Pork

Pig

Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Venison

deer

Mutton

sheep; 1 year old and above

Lamb

sheep; less than 1 year old

Chevon

goat

Horsemeat

horse

Carabeef

carabao

Game meat

game animals

Meat

properly dressed flesh derived from mature animals

Slaughtering

process of killing, fasting to stunning, bleeding to skinning and evisceration

Butchering

cutting of slaughtered meat

Poultry

a collective term for domestic birds

Chicken

Gallus gallus

Duck

Anas platyrynchos (Mallard)

Cairina moschata (Muscovy)

Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Pigeon

Columba livia

Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Geese

Anser anser, Anser cygnoides

Chick

young chicken

Rooster

male fowl one year or older

Cockerel

a male fowl less than one year old

Capon

a castrated male chicken

Pullet

a female fowl less than one year old

Drake

male duck