Animal Terminology and Meat Types Quiz
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What is the scientific name for cattle?

  • Porcine
  • Bovine (correct)
  • Equine
  • Ovine
  • What is the scientific name for a pig?

  • Ovine
  • Equine
  • Bovine
  • Porcine (correct)
  • What is the scientific name for horses?

  • Ovine
  • Bovine
  • Equine (correct)
  • Porcine
  • What is the scientific name for a sheep?

    <p>Ovine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What meat comes from cattle?

    <p>Beef</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What meat comes from pigs?

    <p>Pork</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for birthing cattle?

    <p>Calving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for giving birth to pigs?

    <p>Farrowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scientific term for a young cattle?

    <p>Calf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a piglet?

    <p>Young pig</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a young female horse?

    <p>Filly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Veal is meat from a calf.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an immature female cattle?

    <p>Heifer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scientific name for a mature female sheep?

    <p>Ewe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name for a castrated male sheep?

    <p>Wether</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What meat comes from sheep?

    <p>Mutton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    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.

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    Description

    Test your knowledge on scientific names, types of meat, and birth terms for various livestock. This quiz covers bovine, porcine, equine, and ovine terminology, including ages and sex-specific terms. Perfect for students of animal science or anyone interested in agriculture!

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