Terms - Species Specific

Species specific terms for common domesticated animals. Made for New Horizons Veterinary Science class.

Canine

dog

Feline

cat

Equine

horse

Bovine

cow

Porcine

pig

Ovine

sheep

Caprine

goat

dog/stud

an intact male dog

neutered

castrated male dog or cat

bitch

an intact female dog

spayed

sterilized female dog or cat

whelp/puppy

a young dog

whelping

the act of dogs giving birth

pack

a group of dogs

litter

a group of offspring born at the same time

tom

intact male cat

queen

intact female cat

kitten

young cat

queening

the act of cats giving birth

stallion

an intact, adult male horse

colt

an intact male horse less than four years old

mare

an intact, adult female horse

filly

an intact female horse less than four years old

gelding

a castrated male horse

foal

a young horse

foaling

the act of horses giving birth

bull

an intact male bovine

cow

an intact female bovine

steer

a male bovine castrated when young

heifer

a young female bovine which has not given birth

calf

a young bovine

herd

a group of cattle, pigs, or goats

calving/freshening

the act of bovines giving birth

boar

an intact male pig

sow

an intact female pig

barrow

a male pig who is castrated when young

gilt

a young female pig that has not given birth

pig/shoat

a young pig

farrowing

the act of pigs giving birth

ram

an intact male sheep

ewe

an intact female sheep

wether

a castrated male sheep or goat

lamb

a young sheep

flock

a group of sheep

freshening/lambing

the act of sheep giving birth

buck

an intact male goat

doe

an intact female goat

kid

a young goat

freshening/kidding

the act of goats giving birth