Animal Terminology and Meat Types Quiz

Scientific Names

• Bovine refers to cattle.
• Porcine indicates pigs.
• Equine designates horses.
• Ovine represents sheep.

Types of Meat

• Beef is the meat derived from cattle.
• Pork is the meat sourced from pigs.
• Cheval refers to meat from horses.
• Lamb signifies meat produced from sheep.

Birth Terms

• Calving is the birthing process for cattle.
• Farrowing describes the event of pigs giving birth.
• Foaling is when a horse gives birth.
• Lambing pertains to the birth of sheep.

Young Animals

• A calf is a young cattle, less than one year old, of either sex.
• Piglet denotes a young pig, either male or female.
• Foal refers to both young male and female horses.
• Lamb is a young sheep.

Young Female Specifics

• A heifer is an immature female cattle.
• Gilt indicates a young female pig.
• Filly signifies a young female horse.
• Ewe lamb is a young female sheep.

Young Male Specifics

• Bull calf refers to a young male cattle.
• Shoat indicates a young male pig.
• Colt denotes a young male horse.
• Ram lamb signifies a young male sheep.

Adult Animals

• Cow is a mature female cattle.
• Sow refers to a mature female pig.
• Mare indicates a mature female horse.
• Ewe represents a mature female sheep.

Mature Male Specifics

• Bull is an adult male cattle.
• Boar denotes an adult male pig.
• Stallion refers to a mature male horse.
• Ram indicates a mature male sheep.

Castrated Males

• Steer is a castrated male cattle.
• Barrow refers to a castrated male pig.
• Gelding signifies a castrated male horse.
• Wether indicates a castrated male sheep.

Other Meat Types

• Mutton is the meat derived from sheep.
• Veal refers to the meat obtained from calves.