Animal Terminology

Mature male cattle

bull

Mature male sheep

ram

Mature male swine

boar

Mature male chicken

rooster

Mature male turkey

tom

Mature male horses

stallion

Mature male goat

buck

Mature female cattle

cow

Mature female sheep

ewe

Mature female swine

sow

Mature female chicken

hen

Mature female turkey

hen

Mature female horse

mare

Mature female goat

doe

Young male cattle

bullock

Young male sheep

ram lamb

Young male swine

shoat

Young male chicken

cockrel

Young male turkey

poult

Young male horse

colt

Young male goat

buck kid

Young female cattle

heifer

Young female sheep

ewe lamb

Young female swine

gilt

Young female chicken

pullet

Young female turkey

poult

Young female horse

filly

Young female goat

doe kid

Castrated male cattle

steer

Castrated male sheep

wether

Castrated male swine

barrow

Castrated male chicken

capon

Castrated male turkey

capon

Castrated male horses

gelding

Castrated male goat

wether

Young animal cattle

calf

Young animal sheep

lamb

Young animal swine

piglet

Young animal chicken

chick

Young animal turkey

chick poult

Young animal horse

foal

Young animal goat

kid

Giving birth cattle

calving

Giving birth sheep

lambing

Giving birth swine

farrowing

Giving birth chicken

hatching

Giving birth turkey

hatching

Giving birth horses

foaling

Giving birth goat

kidding

Meat cattle

beef

Meat sheep

lamb

Meat swine

pork

Meat chicken

chicken

Meat turkey

turkey

Meat goat

chevon