animal terminology summer 2008
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basic animal termsTRANSCRIPT
- 1. Animal Terminology Introduction to Agriscience Granite Mountain FFA Summer 2008
2. Cattle * Cows mature females that can reproduce * Steers castrated male cattle that cannotreproduce * Bullocks young male bulls that cannotreproduce * Heifer young female cattle; has not hadoffspring 3. Cattle (continued)
- Calf young cattle to young to reproduce
- Bulls male cattle that can reproduce
- Beef meat from cattle
- Calving act of birth
4. Sheep
- Ram mature male sheep
- Ewe lamb young female sheep
- Ram lamb young male sheep
- Lamb newborn sheep or young sheep, also the meat from a young sheep
- Ewe mature female sheep
- Mutton meat from a sheep older than one year of age
- Wether castrated male sheep
- Lambing act of birth
5. Swine - Hogs or Pigs
- Barrow castrated male pig or hog
- Boar mature male hog
- Gilt young female pig
- Shoat young male pig
- Piglet newborn or very young pig
- Pig-young hog less tha150 lbs.
- Sow mature female
- Pork meat from swine
- Farrowing act of birth
6. Chickens
- Hen mature female chicken
- Capon castrated male chicken
- Chick newborn chicken
- Cock (Rooster) mature male chicken
- Pullet young female chicken
- Layer hen used for laying eggs
- Broiler/Fryer chickens grown to eat
7. Turkey
- Tom mature male turkey
- Poult very young turkey
- Hen mature female turkey
- Capon castrated male turkey
8. Horses
- Gelding castrated male horse
- Stallion mature male horse
- Filly young female horse
- Foal newborn horse
- Mare mature female horse
- Colt young male horse
- Foaling act of birth
9. Goats
- Wether castrated male goat
- Doeling kid young female goat
- Buckling kid young male goat
- Doe mature female goat
- Billy mature male goat
- Kid newborn goat
- Kidding act of birth
10. Rabbits
- Buck adult male rabbit
- Doe adult female rabbit
- Kit offspring young
- Kitting act of birth