Transcript Chapter 5 What’s in a Name? Common Animal Terms Copyright © 2006 Thomson Delmar Learning, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc.

Chapter 5
What’s in a Name?
Common Animal Terms
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Dog Terms
• Intact male dog
– dog/stud
• Intact female dog
– bitch
• Young dog
– whelp or pup
• Giving birth
– whelping
• Group of dogs
– pack
• Multiple offspring born during the same litter
– litter
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Cat Terms
• Intact male cat
– tom
• Intact female cat
– queen
• Young cat
– kitten
• Giving birth
– queening
• Multiple offspring born during the same litter
– litter
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Swine Terms
• Intact male pig
– boar
• Intact female pig
– sow
• Male pig castrated when young
– barrow
• Male pig castrated after maturity
– stag
• Young female pig that has not given birth
– gilt
• Young pig
– pig or shoat
• Giving birth
– farrowing
• Group of pigs
– herd
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Horse Terms
• Intact male horse more than four years old
– stallion
• Intact male horse less than four years old
– colt
• Intact female horse more than four years old
– mare
• Intact female horse less than four years old
– filly
• Castrated male horse
– gelding
• Young horse
– foal
• Giving birth
– foaling
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Cattle Terms
• Intact male bovine
– bull
• Intact female bovine
– cow
• Male bovine castrated when young
– steer
• Young female bovine that has not given birth
– heifer
• Young bovine
– calf
• Group of cattle
– herd
• Giving birth
– freshening
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Sheep Terms
• Intact male sheep
– ram
• Intact female sheep
– ewe
• Castrated male sheep
– wether
• Young sheep
– lamb
• Group of sheep
– flock
• Giving birth
– freshening or lambing
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Goat Terms
• Intact male goat
– buck
• Intact female goat
– doe
• Castrated male goat
– wether
• Young goat
– kid
• Group of goats
– herd
• Giving birth
– freshening or kidding
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Other Species Terms
• The terms used for other species
can be found in the textbook and
on the Flash! CD
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