1. Animal Terminology

2. Cattle * Cows – mature females that can reproduce
* Steer – castrated male cattle that cannot reproduce
* Bullocks – young male bulls that cannot reproduce
* Heifer – young female cattle; has not had offspring

3. Cattle (continued) Calf – young cattle too young to reproduce
Bulls – male cattle that can reproduce
Beef – meat from cattle

4. Sheep Ram – mature male sheep Ram lamb – young male sheep
Ewe – mature female sheep
Ewe lamb – young female sheep
Lamb – newborn sheep or young sheep, also the meat from a young sheep
Mutton – meat from a sheep older than one year of age
Wether – castrated male sheep

5. Swine - Hogs or Pigs Boar – mature male hog/can breed
Gilt – young female pig/has not had a litter
Barrow – castrated male pig or hog
Shoat – young male pig
Pig/piglet – newborn or very young pig
Sow – mature female/has had a litter
Pork – meat from swine

6. Chickens Hen – mature female chicken
Cock (Rooster) – mature male chicken
Capon – castrated male chicken
Chick – newborn chicken
Pullet – young female chicken
Layer – hen used for laying eggs
Broiler/Fryer – chickens grown to eat

7. Turkey Tom – mature male turkey Poult – very young turkey
Hen – mature female turkey
Capon – castrated male turkey

8. Horses Stallion – mature male horse Gelding – castrated male horse
Filly – young female horse
Foal – newborn horse
Mare – mature female horse/has given birth to offspring
Colt – young male horse

9. Goats Wether – castrated male goat Doe kid – young female goat
Buck kid – young male goat
Doe – mature female goat
Billy/Buck – mature male goat
Kid – newborn goat