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Gallus domesticus

scientific name of Chicken

Chick

- Newly hatched or a very young chicken

Pullet

Female bird under one year of age

Hen

- Female bird over one year of age

Cockerel

- Male bird under one year of age

Rooster

- Male bird over one year of age

Broilers

- Chicken intended for meat production; usually raised for 1 month or until desired weight is achieved

Layer

- Chicken intended for table eggs production

Oviposition

- Act of laying egg

Anas platyrhynchos

scientific name of Mallard Duck

Cairina moscata

scientific name of Muscovy Duck

Duckling

- Young duck

Drake

. - Adult male duck

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Duck

- Adult Female duck

Sus domesticus

scientific name of Swine

Swine

- General term use to designate all classes/age of pig

Boar

- Sexually mature male swine

Gilt

- Any female sexually matured pig which has not yet experienced breeding and has not yet given birth

Suckling

- Generally, refers to young animals that are still nursing

Hog

- Mature swine (usually weighing more than 50 kg)

Pig

- Broad term for a young swine which has not attained sexual maturity

Sow

. - Mature female swine that already gave birth

Farrowing

- Act of giving birth in swine

Bos taurus

scientific name of cattle tropical

Bos indicus

scientific bame of cattle temperate

Cattle

General term for any class of animals belonging to bovine family

Calf

- Immature young (under one year of age) of some large mammals; most commonly used to denote young cattle of either sex

Heifer

Sexually mature female cattle that have not yet calved

Bubalus bubalis

scientific name of carabao

Carabao

Philippine Water Buffalo or swamp buffalo

Cara

- A prefix connected to the sex,class and meat of carabao as introduced by the late Dr. Valiente Villegas

Carabull

- Breeding male of carabao of any age

Caracalf

Young male or female carabao (under one year of age)

Capra hircus

scientific name of Goat

Kid

- Young goat

Buck

- Male goat

Doe

- Female Goat

kidding

- Act of giving birth of goat

Gestation Period

- Pregnancy Period

Lactation Period

- Period wherein animals are producing milk for their young

Dry Period

- Rest Period; the animal is not pregnant nor producing milk

Cow

- A mature female bovine, usually after first pregnancy and parturition;

Steer

- Male bovine castrated before puberty

Bull

- A sexually mature male bovine

Calving

- Act of giving birth CATTLE

Caracow

- Mature female carabao that has already dropped a calf

Caraheifer

- A female carabao below two years of age which is usually ready for market

Ovies aries

scientific name of Sheep

Lamb

- Young sheep

Ram

- Male sheep

Ewe

- Female sheep

Lambing

- Act of giving birth sheep

physiology

study of integrated functions of the body and functions of all its parts