Livestock Terminology Basic Animal Industry AFNR-BAS-9: Define major components of the animal industry and outline the development of the resulting products, services, and careers.

General Livestock Terminology Adapting an animal to the needs of humans is called domestication. Identifying desirable animals for breeding purposes is selection. Animals whose ancestors are of only one breed are called purebred. Mating animals of different breeds is called crossbreeding. www.OneLessThing.net

General Livestock Terminology Removing an animal from the herd is called culling. Mating animals that are related is known as inbreeding. Animals that are not purebred are often called grade. www.OneLessThing.net

General Livestock Terminology Cattle that do not have horns due to genetics are polled. Characteristics that can be passed down from parent to offspring are called traits. www.OneLessThing.net

General Livestock Terminology Taking a young animal off milk by removing it from being with its mother is called weaning. A male animal that has had its testicles removed is known as castrated. The mother or female parent is the dam. The father or male parent is the sire. Giving birth in livestock is called parturition. The young of an animal is called its offspring. www.OneLessThing.net

Cattle Terminology bovine: scientific name for cattle beef: meat from cattle veal: meat from young calves www.OneLessThing.net

Cattle Terminology www.OneLessThing.net

Cattle Terminology calving: giving birth in cattle calf: offspring of either sex heifer: immature (young) female bull calf (or bullock): immature (young) male cow: adult female (has given birth) bull: adult male (not castrated) steer: male that has been castrated www.OneLessThing.net

Swine Terminology www.OneLessThing.net

Swine Terminology Swine Operation porcine: scientific name for pigs pork: meat from pigs farrowing: giving birth in pigs www.OneLessThing.net

Swine Terminology piglet: offspring of either sex gilt: immature (young) female shoat: immature (young) male sow: adult female (has given birth) boar: adult male (not castrated) barrow: male that has been castrated www.OneLessThing.net

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Horse Terminology Elkhorn Guest Ranch equine: scientific name for horses cheval: meat from horses foaling: giving birth in horses www.OneLessThing.net

Horse Terminology foal: offspring of either sex filly: immature (young) female colt: immature (young) male mare: adult female (has given birth or is over a certain age - usually 2 or 3 years) stallion (or stud): adult male (not castrated) gelding: male that has been castrated www.OneLessThing.net

Sheep Terminology www.OneLessThing.net

Sheep Terminology Herding Sheep ovine: scientific name for sheep lamb: meat from sheep less than one year of age mutton: meat from sheep over one year of age lambing: giving birth in sheep www.OneLessThing.net

Sheep Terminology lamb: offspring of either sex ewe lamb: immature (young) female ram lamb: immature (young) male ewe: adult female (has given birth) ram: adult male (not castrated) wether: male that has been castrated www.OneLessThing.net

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