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Title: Proper Animal Names


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Proper Animal Names
  • And you thought, you knew what a cow is?

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Goat-Capra hircus
  • Billy Male Goat
  • Nanny Female Goat that has borne a kid
  • Kid Young Goat
  • Doeling A young female goat that has not
    borne a kid.
  • Wether A castrated male
  • Kidding- Parturition

3
Sheep-Ovis aries
  • Ram Adult male sheep
  • Ewe Adult Female sheep
  • Lamb Young sheep, either sex
  • Wether Castrated male sheep
  • Mutton Meat from sheep

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Duck-Anatidae Family
  • Drake Adult male duck
  • Duck/Hen Adult female duck
  • Duckling Young duck, either sex

5
Rabbit-Leporidae Family
  • Buck Adult male rabbit
  • Doe Adult female rabbit
  • Kit Young rabbit, either sex
  • Kindling-Parturition

6
Goose-Ansur domesticus
  • Gander Adult male goose
  • Goose Adult female goose
  • Gosling Young goose, either sex

7
Chicken-Gallus domesticus
  • Rooster Adult male chicken
  • Hen Adult female chicken
  • Chick Young chicken, either sex
  • Capon Castrated male chicken
  • Pullet Young female chicken
  • Cockerel Young male chicken

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Pig-Porcine Family
  • Farrow Porcine giving birth
  • Boar Adult uncastrated male porcine
  • Sow Adult female porcine that has farrowed
  • Piglet Young Porcine, either sex
  • Gilt Young female porcine that has not farrowed
  • Barrow Castrated male porcine
  • Shoat Either sex, weighing 60-160

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Turkey-Simulium meridionale
  • Tom Adult male turkey
  • Turkey Hen Adult female turkey
  • Poult Young turkey, either sex

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Bees
  • Drone A male honey bee that was hatched from
    an unfertilized egg. Stays in the
    hive, no stinger.
  • Worker A female bee does everything in the
    hive.
  • Queen A female bee that lays the eggs

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Horse-Equus caballus
  • Foal Young equine, either sex
  • Mare Adult female equine, that has foaled
  • Stallion Unaltered male equine
  • Colt Young male equine
  • Filly Young female equine
  • Gelding Castrated male equine
  • Stag Male equine, castrated after reaching
    sexual maturity

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Cattle- Bovidae Family
  • Calf Young bovine, either sex
  • Bull Adult unaltered male bovine
  • Freshen When bovine give birth
  • Cow Adult female bovine that has freshened
  • Heifer Immature female bovine that has not
    freshened
  • Steer Castrated male bovine
  • Freemartin Twin calf, female, sterile

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Jack-Equus asinus
  • Jack Male unaltered donkey
  • Jenny/Jennet Female donkey
  • Mule Offspring of a jack and a mare and is
    sterile
  • Hinny Offspring of a stallion and jenny

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Misc.
  • Sire An animals father
  • Dam An animals mother
  • Dairy Milk producers
  • Veal Milk fed dairy bull calf
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