UNIT 1: ANIMAL SCIENCE TERMS

Chicken

Gallus gallus domesticus

Mallard duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Muscovy duck

Carina moschata

Goose

Anser domesticus

Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Pigeon

columba livia

Quail

coturnix coturnix

Guinea fowl

numida meleagris

pig

sus scrofa

Cattle with no hump

Bos taurus

Cattle with hump

Bos indicus

Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Shepp

ovis aries

goat

capra hircus

Bull

male breeding ox of any age

bull calf

young male calf under one year

bullock

a stag cattle for draft purpose

calf

young ox of either sex under one year

Cattle

domesticated bovine animal

Cow

mature female ox one that has given birth

Carabull

Mature male carabao

Caracow

mature female carabao one that has given birh

carahefer

young female carabao under three years of age and has not given birth

Heifer

young female ox under three years of age, one that has given birth

Proven sire

bull that has sufficient information indicating its transmitting ability

Ox

member of bovine family, sometimes male is used for draft purposes

stag

male ox castrated after sexual maturity

steer

male ox castrated before sexual maturity

Broodmare

a female horse used for breeding

colt

male horse up to three years of age

Equitation

horseback riding

filly

female horse up to three years of age

Foal

horse of either sex below one years old

gelding

castrated male horse while young

Mare

mature female horse

ridgling

stallion with only one testis or none in its scrotum

stallion

mature male horse

stud horse

stallion used for breeding

yield mare or dry mare

mature female horse that has not produced any offspring during the breeding season

Boar

mature intact male pig

Barrow

male pig castrated while young, before development of secondary sex characteristic

Gilt

young female pig up to one year of age usually one that has not yet given birth

Litter

group of pigs born in one farrowing

litter size

number of piglets born in one farrowing

Shote

young pig of either sex weighing 60kg

Sow

mature female pig one that has given birthS

stag

male pig castrated after sexual maturity

suckling

young pigs from birth up to weaning

weanling

young pigs weaned from the sow about five weeks old

Billy or buck

male goat of any age

doe

female goat of any age

ewe

female sheep of any age

fleece

wool covering the sheep

kid

young oat of either sex below one year old

lamb

young sheep of either sex below one year of age

plet

wool and skin of sheep

ram

male sheep of any age for breeding purpose

shearling

yearling sheep with two teeth

wether goat

male goat castrated before secondary sex

wether sheep

male sheep castrated while young preferably between 1 and 3 weeks of age

capon

caponized male poultry

chick

young chicken while in the down stage

chicken

one of the more common poultry species different from turkey, goose, etc…

Cockerel

male fowl less than one year of age

drake

male duck

duck

female duck

duckling

young duck

poult

young poultry until sex can be distinguished

plumage

feathers of a fowl

pullet

female fowl less than one year old

rooster

male fowl one year old or over