Livestock Terminology Comp. 1.01: Define terms to distinguish animals by sex, age, and physical traits in beef, swine, and poultry
Terms Cattle or Bovine: pertaining to cows Swine: pertaining to pigs Poultry: pertaining to chickens, turkeys etc Equestrian: pertaining to horses
Terms Purebred: an animal of recognized breed that is eligible for registration in the official herd book of breeds Grade: any animal not of a purebred or eligible for registration, that possesses the major characteristics of a breed Litter: pigs farrowed by a sow at one time Castrate: to remove sex organs from a male
Bovine: Of or pertaining to: Bulls, Cows, Calves, etc. Cattle Bovine: Of or pertaining to: Bulls, Cows, Calves, etc.
Male Cattle Not Castrated: Bull Castrated at Young Age: Steer Castrated at Older Age: Stag
Female Cattle Female who gave birth: Cow Female who hasn’t birthed: Heifer Baby: Calf
Swine Swine: Of or pertaining to pigs, sows, boars, etc Farrow: a litter of pigs
Swine Males Not Castrated male: Boar Castrated older Male: Stag Castrated younger male: Barrow
Female Swine Female who has given birth: Sow Female who has not birthed: Gilt Baby: Pig
Equestrian Equestrian: of or pertaining to horses
Male Equestrian Not Castrated Male: Stallion Not Castrated Young: Colt Castrated: Gelding
Female Equestrian Female: Mare Young Female: Filly Baby: Foal
More Equestrian Jack: Male donkey Jennet: Female donkey Mule: Cross between Jack and Mare Hinny: Female offspring of Jack and Mare
Poultry Of or Pertaining to chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc
Male Poultry Rooster: Male un-castrated chicken Tom: Male un-castrated turkey Capon: Male castrated chicken before secondary sex characteristics develop
Female Poultry Hen: Older females of poultry Pullets: Young female chickens before maturity
Sheep, Goats, etc. Ram: Male of sheep Ewe: Female of Sheep Lamb: Offspring of Sheep
Sheep, Goats, Etc. Buck: Male goat Does: Female goat Kid: offspring
Activity With the remaining pages in your handout, you and a partner may get a laptop and use the internet to find the terms