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Animal Terminology

The document provides terminology related to various animals, including cattle, elephants, donkeys, sheep, swine, chickens, turkeys, ducks, horses, goats, dogs, and cats. It defines terms for male and female animals, young ones, gestation periods, and sounds produced by these animals. Additionally, it includes specific terms related to breeding and parturition for each species.

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Animal Terminology

The document provides terminology related to various animals, including cattle, elephants, donkeys, sheep, swine, chickens, turkeys, ducks, horses, goats, dogs, and cats. It defines terms for male and female animals, young ones, gestation periods, and sounds produced by these animals. Additionally, it includes specific terms related to breeding and parturition for each species.

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Animal Terminology

GENERAL TERMS

 Sire- Father
 Dam – Mother
 Calf – Young one of a cow below one year
 Heifer- Young female above 1 year yet not calved
 Sire Index- An index of genetic potential of the bull.
 Inter calving period- Interval between 2 successive calving

 Lactation period( Length)- Total no. days that cow is in


milk. It is 305 days from day of calving

 Dry period- No of days from the date of drying (stoppage


of milking) to next calving. It is usually 60 days.

 Peak yield- Highest daily yield in lactation period.

 Standard lactation milk yield- Milk yield of 305


consecutive days is considered as the Standard Lactation
milk yield
Cattle ( Bovine)

* Cows – mature females that can reproduce


* Steers – castrated male cattle that cannot
reproduce
* Bullocks – young male bulls that are castrated
and used for ploughing & cart traction
* Heifer – young female cattle; has not
Calved
Cattle (continued)

• Calf – young one of a cow


• Bulls – Adult male cattle used for breeding
• Beef – meat from cattle
• Gestation period- 280 + or – 5 days
 Act of parturition- Calving
 Sound produced- Bellowing
Elephant ( Loxodonta)

 Tusker – African elephant


 Male – Bull elephant
 Female – Cow elephant
 Young one- Calf
 Act of parturition – Calving
 Gestation period – 18 months & 24 months
 Sound- Trumpeting
Donkey( Equus Asinus)

 Jack Ass – Male donkey


 Jennies or Jennets – Female donkey
 Brood mare – Female donkey ready to breed
 Foal – young one of a donkey
 Gestation period – 11 to 14 months
 Sound produced - Braying
Sheep( ovine)

 Ram – mature male sheep


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

Act of parturition – lambing


Gestation period – 152 days
Sound produced - bleating
(Swine) - Hogs or Pigs

 Barrow – castrated male pig or hog


 Boar – mature male hog
 Gilt – young female pig
 Shoat – young male pig
 Piglet – newborn or very young pig
 Sow – mature female
 Pork – meat from swine
 Gestation Period- 114 days
 Farrowing- Act of parturiton
Chickens

 Hen – mature female chicken


 Capon – castrated male chicken
 Chick – newborn chicken
 Cock (Rooster) – mature male chicken
 Pullet – young female chicken
 Layer – hen used for laying eggs
 Broiler/Fryer – chickens grown for meat purpose
Turkey

 Tom – mature male turkey


 Poult – very young turkey
 Hen – mature female turkey
 Capon – castrated male
turkey
Ducks

Drake – Male duck


Duckling- young one of a duck
Duck – adult female
Horses( Equine)

 Gelding – castrated male horse


 Stallion – mature male horse
 Filly – young female horse
 Foal – newborn horse
 Mare – mature female horse
 Colt – young male horse
Horse (continued)

 Act of parturition- Foaling


 Sound produced – Neighing
 Gestation period- 330days
Goats ( caprine)

 Buck – Adult male used for breeding


 Wether – castrated male goat
 Doe kid – young female goat
 Buck kid – young male goat
 Doe – mature female goat
 Billy – mature male goat
 Kid – newborn goat
Goats

 Actof parturition – Kidding


 Gestation period – 150 days
 Sound produced- Bleating
Dogs
 Canine-A scientific synonym for dog, originates from the term Canidae
which groups certain carnivorous species.
 Mongrel -A dog that is not a pure breed.
 Pooch- A casual synonym for dog.
 Doggo-A casual synonym for dog often used on social media.
 Fido -A casual synonym for dog as it is a common name for a male dog.
Dogs ( continued)

 Tyke -A synonym for mongrel, it means a mixed breed


dog.
 Bitch -A female dog.
 Puppy – Young one of a dog.
 Whelping – The act of giving birth
 Gestation period- 58 to 67 days
 Sound- Barking
Cats(Feline)

 Tom- Adult male cat


 Queen- Adult female cat
 Kitten – Young one of a cat.
 Queening – Act of parturition
 Gestation period – 58 to 67 days
 Sound – Mewing or purr or hissing

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