Animal Science Final Fall 25

Which compartment is the true stomach of a ruminant?

Abomasum

A heifer is a ____ that has not calved

bovine

What does mastication mean?

chewing

Cattle are ruminants, meaning they have a __________ stomach

four-compartment

_________ are animals having multi-compartmented stomachs, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer

ruminants

Give an example of an animal with a monogastric stomach

pig

A foal is a ____, gelding, or filly up to ___ year of age

colt

one

Foaling is when a mare gives _____ to a ____

birth

foal

A castrated bull is called a _____

steer

Give an example of an animal with a ruminant stomach

steer

A gestation period is the length of time from ________ to birth

conception

water can be provided to animals by…

bowl waterers

automatic waterers

nipple waterers

_______ are simple stomach animals, such as humans, pigs, and horses

monogastric

A gelding is a castrated _____ horse

male

A doe is a female ____ and a ____ is a male goat

goat

billy

A female chicken that lays eggs is a

hen

What type of digestive system do cattle, sheep, and goats have?

ruminant

How many stomach compartments does a ruminant have?

four

Lamb is the term used for a sheep ______ than one year of age

younger

A female swine that has not had a litter is called a ____

gilt

What species is ovine?

sheep

What area of the livestock body is recommended to use for all injections?

neck

Giving a shot under the skin is known as what type of injection?

SQ

An animal with a multi-compartment stomach is what?

Ruminant

A ruminant animal is designed for digesting what?

grass

roughage

hay

What is a castrated male bovine?

steer

What is a castrated male sheep?

wether

What is a mature female bovine?

cow

What is a young female bovine that has not calved?

heifer

What is a castrated male pig?

barrow

What is a mature female sheep?

ewe

What is a mature male bovine?

bull

What species is bovine?

cattle

What species is porcine?

pig

Livestock rarely ____ but do react in a fight or flight situation

run

In livestock, what is the primary function of the udder?

to produce and store milk

What is a ruminant?

stomach with four compartments made to digest fibers

What is a steer?

castrated male bovine

What is a cow?

mature female bovine

What is a heifer?

young female bovine

What is a bull?

intact male bovine

What is a bovine?

cattle

What is an equine?

horse

What is a gelding?

castrated male equine

What is a wether?

castrated male sheep or goat

What is a castrated male equine?

gelding

What is a castrated male bovine?

steer

What is a castrated male ovine or caprine?

wether

What is a castrated male swine?

barrow

What is a mature male sheep?

ram

What is a mature male goat?

billy

What is a mature male horse?

stallion

What is a mature female sheep?

ewe

What is a mature female swine?

sow

What is a young female cow that has not calved?

heifer

Bovine

Cattle

Ovine

Sheep

Caprine

Goat

Porcine

Pig

Hog

Swine

Pig

Hog

Avian

Bird

Poultry

Equine

Horse

intact male bovine

bull

intact male ovine

ram or buck

intact male caprine

billy or buck

intact male porcine

boar

intact male avian

rooster

intact male equine

stallion

mature female bovine

cow

mature female ovine

ewe

mature female caprine

nanny

mature female porcine

sow

mature female avian

hen

mature female equine

mare

young female bovine

heifer

young female ovine

ewe

young female caprine

doe

young female porcine

gilt

young female avian

pullet

young female equine

filly

young male bovine

bull

young male ovine

ram

buck

young male caprine

billy or buck

young male porcine

boar

young male avian

cockerel

young male equine

colt

castrated male bovine

steer

castrated male ovine

wether

castrated male caprine

wether

castrated male porcine

barrow

castrated male avian

capon

castrated male equine

gelding

young animal bovine

calf

young animal ovine

lamb

young animal caprine

kid

young animal porcine

piglet

young animal equine

foal

parturition

animal giving birth

bovine parturition

calving

ovine parturition

lambing