Common Terms for Various Domestic Species

Vocabulary flashcards covering common names, adult sexes, young names, castrated status, group names, and parturition terms for domestic species based on L.S. Shapiro's Principles of Animal Science (1997).

The domestic species category for cattle, with male bull, female cow, young calf, young female heifer, castrated steer, group herd, and parturition term calve.

Bovine

The domestic species category for horses, with male stallion, female mare, young foal, young male colt, young female filly, castrated gelding, group herd/band, and parturition term foal.

Equine

The domestic species category for sheep, with male ram, female ewe, young lamb, young male ram lamb, young female ewe lamb, castrated wether, group flock, and parturition term lamb.

Ovine

The domestic species category for goats, with male buck, female dow, young kid, young male buckling, young female doeling, castrated wether, group band, and parturition term kid.

Caprine

The domestic species category for pigs, with male boar, female sow, young piglet, young male boar, young female gilt, castrated barrow, group drove/herd, and parturition term farrow.

Porcine

The domestic species category for chickens, with male rooster, female hen, young chick, young male cockerel, young female pullet, castrated capon, group flock, and parturition term hatch.

Avian

The domestic species category for rabbits, with male buck, female doe, young kitling, group hutch, and parturition term kindle.

Lapine

A young female bovine (cattle).

Heifer

A young female equine (horse).

Filly

A young male equine (horse).

Colt

A castrated male equine (horse).

Gelding

A castrated male bovine (cattle).

Steer

A castrated male ovine (sheep) or caprine (goat).

Wether

A castrated male porcine (pig).

Barrow

A castrated male avian (chicken).

Capon

A young female porcine (pig).

Gilt

A young male caprine (goat).

Buckling

A young female caprine (goat).

Doeling

A young male avian (chicken).

Cockerel

A young female avian (chicken).

Pullet

The name of young for a lapine (rabbit).

Kitling

The parturition term for a lapine (rabbit).

Kindle

The parturition term for a porcine (pig).

Farrow

The term for a female caprine (goat)

Dow

The group name for lapine (rabbits).

Hutch