Veterinary Science Program Animal Terminology Veterinary Science Program

Objectives Will understand the meaning of: Common names for domestic animals Gender and age specific common names for domestic animals

Dog (Canine) Terms Male Female Young Canine Giving birth Puppy Intact Male Neutered Male Female Bitch Intact Female Spayed Female Young Canine Puppy Giving birth Whelping

Cat (Feline) Terms Male Female Young Feline Giving birth Kitten Tom Intact Male Neutered Male Female Queen Intact Female Spayed Female Young Feline Kitten Giving birth Whelping

Terms Dam Sire Female parent Male parent

Horse (Equine) Terms Male Female Castrated male Stallion Female Mare Castrated male Gelding Young female that has not given birth Filly Young equine Foal Group of Horses herd Giving birth Foaling

Cattle (Bovine) Terms Intact male bovine Intact female 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 Calving or freshening

Polled Polled livestock are livestock without horns in species which normally are horned. Selective breeding Natural polling occurs in cattle, yaks, water buffalo and goats In these it affects both sexes equally Sheep Both sexes may be horned, both polled, or only the females polled. Scurs Small, loose, horny growths in the skin where their horns would be

Free Martin A sterile heifer born twin to a bull is called a free martin. A female bovine with a masculinized behavior and non-functioning ovaries. Genetically, the cow is female, but it is sterilized in utero by hormones from a male twin.

Goat (Caprine) Terms Intact male goat Intact female goat buck Intact female goat doe Castrated male goat wether Young goat kid Group of goats herd Giving birth freshening or kidding

Sheep (Ovine) Terms Intact male sheep Intact female sheep ram Intact female sheep ewe Castrated male sheep wether Young sheep lamb Group of sheep flock Giving birth freshening or lambing

Sheep - Ovis aries Mutton Meat from mature sheep

Swine (Porcine) Terms Intact male pig Intact female 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

Swine (Porcine) Terms Young pig Giving birth Group of pigs piglet or shoat Giving birth farrowing Group of pigs herd

Poultry Any of the species of edible domestic fowl

Duck (Anatidae Family) Terms Adult male duck Drake Adult female duck Duck/Hen Young duck, either sex Duckling

Goose (Ansur domesticus) Terms Adult male goose Gander Adult female goose Goose Young goose, either sex Gosling

Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Terms Adult male chicken Rooster Adult female chicken Hen Young chicken, either sex Chick Castrated male chicken Capon Young female chicken Pullet Young male chicken Cockerel

Turkey (Simulium meridionale) Terms Adult male turkey Tom Adult female turkey Turkey Hen Young turkey, either sex Poult

Rabbit (Leporidae Family) Terms Adult male rabbit Buck Adult female rabbit Doe Young rabbit, either sex Kit Giving birth Kindling

Flock A group of sheep or poultry

Female who has not produced offspring Animal Terminology Animal Father or Sire Mother or Dam Female who has not produced offspring Castrated Male Newborn Dog Cat Horse Cattle Goat Swine Sheep