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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
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