Animal Science Terminologies

Cattle

domesticated bovine animals.

Bull

a mature male breeding cattle

Cow

mature female breeding cattle, one that has given birth. It is usually 2.5-3 years old and above.

Lactating cow

cows with suckling young or producing milk.

Pregnant cow

cow that are already mated or bred, or inseminated.

Dry Cow

the one that stopped in producing milk in after weaning preparation / cows that are not producing milk or that has not produced a calf during the breeding season.

Calf

a young offspring of cattle of either sexless than one year of age.

Bull calf

a male calf

Heifer calf

a female calf.

Heifer

a female cattle that has not yet given birth or roduce offspring.

heiferette

a large heavy heifer that has already delivered an offspringones.

Bulling heifer/ Serviceabke heifer

a heifer that bred at an age for breeding usually from 15ms. to the first service of mating.

Spayed heifer

a heifer whose ovaries has been removed by the the process/ operatin called spaying.

Steer

a male cattle whose testes has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.

Stag

a male cattle whose testes has been castrated after sexual maturity.

Stag Bullock

a stag used for doing work or as a draft animal.

Yearling

a cattle of either sex that is in between 1-2 years old,

Freemartinarling

an imperfectly sexed and infertile heifer born twin with a bull calf.

Stocker

a young cattle that is being fed and cared for, in such a way for growth rather than improvement ma be realized.

polled catte

naturally or genetically hornless cattle.

Dehorned Cattle

horned cattle mad hornless by the application of caustic potash or heat destroying the horn forming cells.

Calving

the act of delivery or giving birth in cows.

283 days ± 5 days

the average gestation period of cattle.

Serving

the act of mating in cattle.

Vealer

a calf suitable for veal usually takes less than 3 months of age and wholly milk fed.

Veal

the meat of a calf less than 3 months.

Beef

the meat of the mature cattle.

Booveal

the meat of very young calf, or newly born calf,

Hide

Skin of the mature cattle

Calfskin

the skin of the cattle which produce a softer leather.

Herd

a group of catlle/ grouping in cattle.

Flaying

the removal of the skin during slaughtering.

Breeder Stock

animal intended for breeding purposes.

Bubalus bubalis

the river type carabao commonly called as "Murra" with 50 chromosomes. It is characterized by having tightly curled or dropping straight horn.

Bubalus carabenensis

the swamp tyoe carabao locally known as "Kalabaw'. It has 48 chromosomes.

cara

is a prefix added or connected to distinguishe/designate carabao from cattle and their products.

Dr. Valente Villegas

he introduced the erm "cara". he is from UPLB.

Carabull

a mature male breeding carabao

Caracow

a mature female breeding carabao.

Caracalf

a young offspring of either sex les than one year of age.

Caraheifer

a female carabao that has not yet given birth or produced any young.

Caraheiferette

a fema.e cattle carabao that has delivered a young ones

Carasteer

a male carabao castrated while still young or before reaching sexual maturity.

caracalving

the act of giving birth n carabo.

330 ±5 days

the average gestation in carabao

Serving

the act of mating in carabao.

Carabeef

the meat of mature carabao.

Caraveal

the meat of a very young carabo.

Lactating caracows

caracows that are producing milk

Herd

grouping in carabao

Milking/Dairy carabao

cows that are use in collection of milk.

Draft animals

carabaos of any sex use for work.

Silent heat

estrus behavior of carabao wherein the animals are physiologically "in heat" but do not show any visible signs.

Carastag

a castrated carabao after reaching sexual maturity.

Buck

Mature male breeding goat.

Buck

also known as Billy Goat .

Doe

mature female breeding goat.

Doe

Also known as Nanny Goat.

Billy kid

a male kid.

Nanny kid

a female kid.

Dry doe

a doe that is not producing milk or as doe that has not produced a kid during the season.

Milking doe

lactating doe or a doe that is in milk.

Bucking

the act of mating in goat.

Kidding

the act of giving birth in goat.

150± days

the average gestation period in goat.

Goatling

a weanling female goat until first kidding.

whether goat

a male goat castrated before reaching sexual maturity.

Stag goat

a male goat castrated after reaching sexual maturity.

Chevon

the meat of goat.

Pelt

undressed skin of goat with its hair.

Mohair

the hair of goat.

Band

the grouping of goat.

Cabrito

the meat of the young goat.

Dam

the female parent

Sire

a male parent

Ruminant

cud chewing animals having a compound stomach

Monogastric

animals having a single/simple stomach (J-bag)

Estrus

period of sexual receptivity in female animals. It is also known as "heat" period

Estrous cycle

The interval between the beginning of the first heat period up to the beginning of next heat period.

Copulation

the act of mating

Artificial Insemination

the act/process of placing semen in to the reproductive tracts of female animals.

Fertilization

the union of the sexual gamete (sperm and egg cell) to form a zygote.

Conception

act of fertilization

Gestation

pregnancy time, from the period of conception to birth.

Parturition

the act of giving birth or delivery.

Suckling

the young animals from birth to weaning.

Weaning

the process of separating the young animals from its dam.

Weanling

the young animals after separation from its dam.

Puberty

the period during which the reproductive organs first become functional.

Fertility

the ability to produce fertilizable ova and to provide proper environment for and initiating cell division and embryonic development (for females); the ability to produce large number of semen capable of fertilization (for males).

Maturity

the period or time where female reproductive organs are fully developed and functional or are now ready for breeding. This usually achieved after 3-5 heat/estrus succession.

Fecundity

the ability to give birth to offspring frequently or numerous young at frequent interval.

Prolificacy

the ability to produce large number of offspring per parturition.

Sterility

inability to produce normal young.

Impotency

failure to copulate.

Castration

the process of removing sex organ of the male animals.

Spaying

the process of removal of primary sexy organ of the female animals.

Proven sire

a sire that has sufficient breeding information to indicate its transmitting ability.

Transmitting ability

the ability of the parent animals to pass on either good or bad traits to its progeny.

Cryptorchid

a male animal whose testes, one or both failed to descend into scrotal sacs.