Animal Terminology

Animal Terminology

Terms to write on the left hand side of your paper…

Male of breeding age: Mature male, can & does reproduce

Mature female: Mature female, has a live baby Young male: Hasn’t reproduced – teenager Young female: Hasn’t reproduced – teenager Newborn: baby

Terms Continued

Unsexed male: Testicles removed Unsexed female: Reproductive parts removed Groups: A lot of them together Act of breeding: mating or “sex in humans” Act of parturition: Giving birth Meat: what we eat, section at the store

Cattle

Cow – mature females that can/have reproducedSteer- castrated male cattle that cannot reproduceBullock – young male bulls that cannot reproduceHeifer – young female; has not had offspringCalf – young cattle to young to reproduceBull – male cattle that can reproduce

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Calving – Act of giving birth Serving – Act of breeding Spayed – Unsexed female Herd – Group Beef – Meat

Sheep

Ram – mature male sheep Ewe lamb – young female sheep Ram lamb – young male sheep Lamb – newborn sheep or young sheep, Ewe – mature female sheep Wether – castrated male sheep Tupping- act of breeding Lambing- act of giving birth

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Spayed – Unsexed famle Flock – Group Lamb – meat eaten from a lamb less than 1

year old (lamb < 1yr) Mutton – meat eaten from a lamb older than

1 year old (mutton >1yr)

Swine - Hogs or Pigs

Barrow – castrated male pig or hog Boar – mature male hog Gilt – young female pig (what we show) Shoat – young male pig Piglet – newborn or very young pig Sow – mature female Coupling- act of breeding Farrowing- act of giving birth

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Spayed – Unsexed famle Drove – Group Pork – Meat

Chickens

Hen – mature female chicken Capon – castrated male chicken Chick – newborn chicken Cockral – young male Cock (Rooster) – mature male chicken Pullet – young female chicken Mating – act of breeding Laying/Hatching – act of giving birth

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Spayed – Unsexed female – we don’t unsex Flock – Group Layers = produce Eggs we eat Broilers/Fryers = meat we eat Poultry is the section in the store

**Discuss how you get baby chicks vs. eggs.

Turkey

Tom – mature male turkeyHen – mature female turkey Jake – young maleHen Poult – young femaleChick- newbornCapon – castrated male turkeyMating- act of breedingLaying/hatching- act of giving birth

More Turkey

Spayed – Unsexed female we don’t unsex them

Flock – Group Turkey/Poultry – Meat we eat

Horses

Gelding – castrated male horse Stallion or Stud – mature male horse Filly – young female horse Foal – newborn horse Mare – mature female horse Colt – young male horse Covering- act of breeding Foaling- act of giving birth

Nay Nay

Spayed – Unsexed female Herd – Group Horse – Meat – However in the U.S.A we

don’t consume horse meat. European area it is a delicacy.

Goats

Wether – castrated male goat (what we show) Doe kid – young female goat Buck kid – young male goat Doe – mature female goat Billy/ Buck – mature male goat Kid – newborn goat Serving- act of breeding Kidding- act of giving birth

More Goat

Spayed – Unsexed female Band – Group of goats Goat – Meat we eat

Rabbit

Buck- mature male rabbit Doe- mature female rabbit Virgin- young female rabbit Kit- newborn rabbit Litter-group of rabbits Servicing- act of breeding Kindling- act of giving birth

More Rabbits

We don’t unsex female rabbits Litter – Group of bunnies Rabbit – Meat we eat

some people do consume rabbits