Animal Science Review

Equine - Scientific Name for horses

Porcine - Scientific name for pigs

Bovine - Scientific name for cattle

Ovine - Scientific name for sheep

Beef - meat from cattle

Foaling - giving birth in horses

Dam - Mother of an animal

Sire - Father of an animal

Mutton - meat from a sheep over 1 year old

Farrowing - giving birth in pigs

Ewe - Female sheep

Gilt - young female pig

Gelding - castrated male horse

Ram - intact male sheep

Boar - intact male pig

Bull - intact male cow

 Mare - female horse

Barrow - castrated male pig

filly - young female horse

Heifer - young female cow

Wether - castrated male sheep

Stallion - intact, mature male horse

Steer - castrated male cattle

sow - female pig

colt - young, intact male horse

Calf - young cattle

Simmental - red body, white head, somewhat of a hump

Limousin - dark brown, soft coat, boxy shape

Holstein - cliche dairy cow

merino - fluffy, chubby-looking sheep

quarter horse - tall, skinny, muscular

Appaloosa - spotted pattern

duroc - dark brown pig

tennessee fainting - black and white spotted goat

plymouth rock - gray and white chicken, thin stripes

jersey giant - tall black chicken