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Animal Terminology
Animal Terminology USU ADVS 1110
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bovine | Cattle (Beef and Dairy) |
| Ovine | Sheep (Wool, Meat, Dual, and Dairy) |
| Caprine | Goats (Fiber, Meat, and Dairy) |
| Porcine | Pigs (Meat, Lard, and Bacon) |
| Equine | Horses and Asses (Ponies, Light, Draft) |
| Poultry/Avian | Chickens and Turkeys |
| Waterfowl | Ducks and Geese (Domesticated) |
| Lagomorphs | Rabbits and Chinchillas |
| Camelids | llamas and Alpacas |
| Feline | Cats |
| Canine | Dogs |
| Bos taurus | Temperate and European breeds of cattle |
| Bos indicus | Tropical and humped breeds of cattle |
| Group of Cattle | Herd |
| Adult Male Bovine | Bull |
| Adult Female Bovine | Cow |
| Young Male Bovine | Bull Calf |
| Young Female Bovine | Heifer Calf |
| Newborn Bovine | Calf |
| Castrated Male Bovine | Steer |
| Bovine Offspring w/ Dam | Calf at foot |
| Bovine Birthing | Calving |
| Bovine Mating | Serving or Breeding |
| Sus scrofa (Sus scrofa domesticus) | Pigs |
| Group of Porcine | Herd |
| Adult Male Porcine | Boar |
| Adult Female Porcine | Sow |
| Young Male Porcine | Boar Pig or Boarling |
| Young Female Porcine | Gilt |
| Newborn Porcine | Piglet or Pigling |
| Castrated Male Porcine | Barrow |
| Porcine Offspring w/ Dam | Suckling Pigs |
| Porcine Birthing | Farrowing |
| Porcine Mating | Coupling or Breeding |
| Shoat | Weaner pig of either sex |
| Pig | A swine weighing less than 120 lbs. |
| Hog | A swine weighing more than 120 lbs. |
| Stag | A castrated boar after being used for breeding purposes |
| Equus caballus | Horses |
| Group of Horses | Herd |
| Adult Male Horse | Stallion or Stud |
| Adult Female Horse | Mare |
| Young Male Horse | Colt |
| Young Female Horse | Filly |
| Newborn Horse | Foal |
| Castrated Male Horse | Gelding |
| Equine Offspring w/ Dam | Suckling Foal or Foal at Side |
| Equine Birthing | Foaling |
| Equine Mating | Serving or Breeding |
| Brood Mare | Female horse used for breeding |
| Barren Mare or Open Mare | Intact female horse either never bred or did not conceive |
| Maiden Mare | Female horse never bred |
| Wet Mare | Female horse nursing a foal |
| Agalactic Mare | Female horse not producing milk and/or dry |
| Hand | Standard unit of measurement for equines that equals 4 inches |
| Pony | Equine less than 14.2 hands when mature |
| Gait | The sequence in which a horse places its feet and each gait has a specific name like: Walk, Trot, Canter, Gallop, Pace, Singlefoot, and Amble |
| Ass | Common name for all animals within the Ass Family |
| Donkey | Common nickname for the Ass Family |
| Burro | Small members of the Ass Family |
| Equus asinus | Asses, Donkeys, or Burros |
| Group of Asses | Drove or Herd |
| Adult Male Ass | Jack or Jackass |
| Adult Female Ass | Jenny or Jennet |
| Young Male Ass | Jack |
| Young Female Ass | Jenny |
| Newborn Ass | Foal |
| Castrated Male Ass | Gelding |
| Ass Offspring w/ Dam | Suckling or Nursing Foal |
| Ass Birthing | Foaling |
| Ass Mating | Breeding or Servicing |
| Mule | Cross between a Jack (Male Ass) and a Mare (Female Horse) |
| Equus caballus X Equus asinus | Mule |
| Hinny | Cross between a Stallion (Male Horse) and a Jenny (Female Ass) |
| Equus asinus X Equus caballus | Hinny |
| Adult Male Mule | Horse Mule or John Mule |
| Adult Female Mule | Molly Mule or Mare Mule |
| Group of Mules or Hinnies | Barren or Pack |
| Large Members of the Ass Family | Mammoth Jack (Male) or Mammoth Jennet (Female) |
| Gallus domesticus | Chickens |
| Group of Chickens | Flock, Brood, or Peep |
| Group of Chicks | Clutch or Brood |
| Adult Male Chicken | Rooster or Cock |
| Adult Female Chicken | Hen |
| Young Male Chicken | Cockerel |
| Young Female Chicken | Pullet |
| Newborn Chicken | Chick |
| Castrated Male Chicken | Capon |
| Chicks w/ Dam | Clutch or Brood |
| Chicken Birthing | Hatching |
| Chicken Mating | Mating 'Ritual' |
| Layer | Mature egg laying chicken |
| Broiler | Meat-type chicken |
| Spent Hen | Hen at the end of her production cycle and sold to soup companies |
| Roaster | Meat-type chickens marketed at older ages and heavier weights |
| Stewing Hen | Broiler breeders processed for stewing |
| Molt | Changes of feathers once a year usually in the Fall |
| Fowl | Domestic cock or hen birds kept for eggs or meat |
| Battery Hen | Female bird housed in intensive egg production units |
| Melleagris galloparo | Turkeys |
| Group of Turkeys | Flock or Brood |
| Adult Male Turkey | Tom |
| Adult Female Turkey | Hen |
| Young Male Turkey | Poult |
| Young Female Turkey | Poult |
| Castrated Male Turkey | Capon |
| Turkey Offspring w/ Dam | Brood |
| Turkey Birthing | Hatching |
| Turkey Mating | Mating 'Ritual' |
| Anas platyrhncha | Ducks |
| Group of Ducks | Bevy, Brace or Flock |
| Adult Male Duck | Drake |
| Adult Female Duck | Duck |
| Young Male Duck | Drake Duckling |
| Young Female Duck | Duckling |
| Newborn Duck | Duckling or Hatchling |
| Castrated Male Duck | Capon |
| Anser anser | Geese |
| Group of Geese | Flock or Gaggle |
| Adult Male Geese | Gander |
| Adult Female Geese | Goose |
| Young Male Geese | Gander Gosling |
| Young Female Geese | Goose Gosling |
| Newborn Geese | Gosling |
| Castrated Male Geese | Capon |
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | Rabbits |
| Group of Rabbits | Bury, Colony, Down |
| Adult Male Rabbits | Buck |
| Adult Female Rabbits | Doe |
| Young Male Rabbits | Male Kit |
| Young Female Rabbits | Female Kit |
| Newborn Rabbits | Kit |
| Castrated Male Rabbit | Lapin |
| Rabbit Offspring w/ Dam | Litter of Kits |
| Rabbit Birthing | Kindling |
| Rabbit Mating | Mating |
| Groups of Young Rabbits | Wrack or Nest |
| Ovis aries | Sheep |
| Flock of Sheep | 2 to 700 head of ewes |
| Band of Sheep | 700 to 1000+ head of ewes |
| Adult Male Sheep | Ram, Buck, or Tup |
| Adult Female Sheep | Ewe |
| Young Male Sheep | Ram Lamb, Buck Lamb, or Tup Lamb |
| Young Female Sheep | Ewe Lamb |
| Newborn Sheep | Lamb |
| Castrated Male Sheep | Wether |
| Sheep Offspring w/ Dam | Suckling or Nursing Lamb |
| Sheep Birthing | Lambing |
| Sheep Mating | Breeding, Servicing, Bucking-Up, Joining, or Tupping |
| Bummer Lamb | An orphaned lamb |
| Leppy Lamb | An abandoned and now orphaned lamb |
| Hogget | A yearling ewe or ram |
| Open-Faced | Sheep with short hair on face |
| Closed-Faced or Wool Blind | Sheep with wool on the face that must be clipped or eyed out |
| Lamb | The meat of sheep usually under 14 months of age |
| Mutton | The meat of adult sheep and usually over 14 months |
| Capra hircos | Goats |
| Group of Goats | Flock, Trip, or Band |
| Adult Male Goat | Billy, Buck, or Billy-Goat |
| Adult Female Goat | Doe |
| Young Male Goat | Buckling |
| Young Female Goat | Doeling or Goatling |
| Newborn Goat | Kid |
| Castrated Male Goat | Wether |
| Goat Offspring w/ Dam | Suckling Kid |
| Goat Birthing | Kidding |
| Goat Mating | Breeding, Serving, or Bucking - up |
| Nanny | A female goat, meaning nurse or nursemaid |
| King | The head billy in a flock |
| Queen | The head doe in a flock |
| Goat Meat | Chevon, Cabrito, Capretto, Chivon |
| Chevre | Goat cheese |
| Lama glama | Llama |
| Lama pacos | Alpaca |
| Group of Camelids | Flock or Herd |
| Adult Male Camelid | Male |
| Adult Female Camelid | Female |
| Young Male Camelid | Cria |
| Young Female Camelid | Cria |
| Newborn Camelid | Cria |
| Castrated Male Camelid | Gelding |
| Camelid Offspring w/ Dam | Suckling or Nursing Cria |
| Camelid Birthing | Birthing |
| Camelid Mating | Kushing or Mating |
| Felis catus | Domestic Cat |
| Group of Cats | Clowder, Clutter, Glaring, Pounce, Dout (house cats), and Nusiance (house cats) |
| Adult Male Cat | Tom |
| Adult Female Cat | Queen |
| Young Male Cat | Kitten |
| Young Female Cat | Kitten |
| Newborn Cat | Kitten |
| Castrated Male Cat | Neuter |
| Cat Offspring w/ Dam | Nursing Kitten |
| Cat Birthing | Queening |
| Cat Mating | Calling |
| Groups of Kittens | Litter, Kendle, Kindle, or Cuddle |
| Canis familiaris | Domestic Dog |
| Group of Dogs | Kennel or Pack |
| Adult Male Dog | Dog or Stud |
| Adult Female Dog | Bitch |
| Young Male Dog | Whelp or Pup |
| Young Female Dog | Whelp or Pup |
| Newborn Dog | Whelp or Pup |
| Castrated Male Dog | Neuter |
| Dog Offspring w/ Dam | Litter of Whelps or Pups |
| Dog Birthing | Whelping |
| Dog Mating | To Mate or Coupling |
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