Common Animal husbandry terminology

In this article you will be able to know the common terminology of animal husbandry.

1) Cattle/Buffalo

Details	Cattle	Buffalo
Species	bovine	bovine/bubaline
Group	Herd	herd
Adult male	bull	buffalo bull
Adult female	cow	buffalo cow
Young male	bull calf	Buffalo bull calf
Young female	Heifer calf	buffalo Heifer calf
New born	calf	buffalo calf
Castrated male	bullock	buffalo bullock
Sterilized female	spayed	spayed
Act of parturition	calving	calving
Act of mating	serving	serving
Sound	bellowing	bellowing
Meat	beef	carabeef
House	shed/Byre/Barn	shed/Byre/Barn

2) Sheep

Sheep	common gender
Ram or Tup	an adult male Sheep used for breeding
Ewe	an adult female sheep
Lamb	a young one of either sex.
Ram lamb	a male young one
Ewe lamb	a female young one
Wedder or wether	an adult castrated male Sheep.
Crone	An old broken mouthed ewe which has been retained in a breeding flock because of her excellent Breeding performance
Gimmer	a female sheep which is between 1 and 2 shearing
Seggy	a ram castrated after serving
Yeid or Eild	a barren or non lactating animal
Shearing	removal of wool
Lambing	the act of giving birth to a young one
Pen	house of sheep
Bleating	sound producting by sheep
Tupping	act of mating in sheep
Mutton	meat of sheep
Flock	Group of sheep

3)Goat

Goat	common gender
Buck or he-goat	an adult male goat used for breeding
Doe	an adult female goat
Buckling	a male goat over 1 year but not exceeding 2 years of age
Goatling	a female goat over 1 year but not exceeding 2 years of age
Kid	a young one of goat of either sex
Kidding	the act of giving birth to a young one.
Band	group of goat
Pen	house of goat
Beating	sound producting by goat
Serving	Act of mating
Chevon	meat of goat

4)Pig

Farrowing	the act of giving birth to a young one
Boar	an adult uncastrated male pig used for breeding
Sow	an adult female pig used for breeding
Stag or hog or barrow	a castrated male pig
Gilt	a young female pig kept for breeding
Open gilt	a female pig which has not been served
Closed gilt	a young female pig which has become pregnant
Store pig	pigs between weaning and fattening usually between 8 and about 15 weeks old
Runt or cad or crit or criting	the last young one farrowed in a litter. It is usually small.
Grunting	sound producting by pigs
Sty	house of pigs
Coupling	act of mating in pigs
Pork	meat of pig
Drove/Stock/Herd	group of pig

5) Dog

Dog	common gender
Dog	an adult male dog
Bitch	an adult female dog
Pup	a young one of either sex of dog
Whelping	the act of giving birth to a young one
Pack	group of dogs
Kennel	house of dog
Barking	sound producing by dogs

6)Cat

 

Cat	common gender
Tom cat	an adult uncastrated male cat
Queen cat	an adult female cat
Neuter	a castrated cat
Kitten	a young one of either sex of cat
Queening	the act of giving birth to a young one

7)Rabbit

Buck	an adult male Rabbit used for breeding
Doe	an adult female Rabbit
Bunny	a young one of either sex of rabbit
Colony	Group of rabbits
Kindling	the act of giving birth to a young one
Hutch	house of rabbits
White meat	meat of rabbit

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