1. A Look at Livestock Terminology
What do you Call it?
A Look at Livestock Terminology

2. What are common terms in the livestock industry?
Mature: Complete in natural growth or development
Castrate: To remove the testes, i.e. ability to reproduce
Offspring: Children or young of a particular parent
Agricultural Product: The result of an agriculture process that is ready for consumption

3. Cattle

4. Cattle

5. Sheep

6. Sheep

7. swine

8. swine

9. goat

10. goat

11. poultry

12. poultry

13. Livestock terminology chart
Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Goat
Poultry
Mature Female
Cow
Ewe
Sow
Doe
Hen
Young Female
Heifer
Ewe Lamb
Gilt
Doe Kid
Pullet / Poult
Mature Male
Bull
Ram
Boar
Buck
Rooster
Castrated Male
Steer
Wether
Barrow
Capon
Offspring/ Young
Calf
Lamb
Piglet
Kid
Chick
Agricultural Product
Meat / Milk
Meat (Mutton)/ Wool
Pork
Chevon / Cabrito
Meat / Eggs

14. Horse terms Mature Female: Mare Young Female: Filly
Mature Male: Stallion
Castrated Male: Gelding
Young Male: Colt
Newborn: Foal

15. Other terms
Breed- animals having a common origin and characteristic that distinguish them from other groups within the same species
Weaning- Taking a young animal from its mother
Bovine- refers to cattle
Caprine- refers to goats
Ovine- refers to sheep
Porcine- refers to swine