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What is a male horse that has been castrated while young called?
What are mature female pigs known as?
Sow
A gilt is a young female pig that has given birth.
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A young sheep of either sex below one year of age is called a ___
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What is the process of giving birth in goats called?
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What is a male goat of any age referred to as?
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Match the following terms with their correct definitions:
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The term 'dam' refers to the male parent of an animal.
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Poultry refers to all domestic birds rendering ___ service to man.
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What is a male pig that has been castrated called?
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Study Notes
Equine Terminology
- Gelding: A male horse that has been castrated while still young.
- Mare: A mature female horse.
- Ridgling: A stallion that has only one testis or lacks any in the scrotum.
- Stallion: A mature, uncastrated male horse.
- Stud Horse: A stallion specifically used for breeding purposes.
- Yeld Mare or Dry Mare: A mature female horse that has not produced offspring during the breeding season.
Swine Terminology
- Boar: A mature intact male pig capable of breeding.
- Barrow: A male pig castrated before developing secondary sex characteristics.
- Gilt: A young female pig under one year old that has not yet given birth.
- Litter: A group of pigs born from one farrowing event, with litter size indicating the number of piglets born.
- Shote: Young pigs of either sex, typically around 60 kg.
- Sow: A mature female pig that has given birth.
- Stag: A male pig that has been castrated after reaching sexual maturity.
- Suckling: Young pigs from birth until weaning occur.
- Weanling: Young pigs that have been weaned from the sow, generally around five weeks old.
Sheep and Goat Terminology
- Billy Goat or Buck: Mature male goat of any age.
- Doe: Female goat of any age.
- Ewe: Female sheep of any age.
- Fleece: The wool covering the body of a sheep.
- Kid: Young goat, either sex, under one year old.
- Lamb: Young sheep, either sex, under one year old.
- Pelt: The combination of wool and skin from a sheep.
- Ram: Male sheep of any age, used for breeding purposes.
- Shearling: Yearling sheep that possess two adult teeth.
- Wether Goat: Male goat castrated before developing secondary sex characteristics.
- Wether Sheep: Male sheep castrated during youth, preferably between 1 and 3 weeks old.
Poultry Terminology
- Capon: A male chicken that has been castrated, recognizable by its undeveloped comb and wattles.
- Chick: A young chicken in the down stage of development.
- Chicken: A common type of domesticated poultry, distinct from turkeys and geese.
- Cockerel: Male fowl less than one year old.
- Drake: Male duck.
- Duck: Female duck.
- Duckling: A young duck in the down stage.
- Poult: A young domestic turkey until the sex can be identified.
- Poultry: A term encompassing all domestic birds that provide economic benefits; also refers to dressed fowl carcasses.
- Plumage: The feathers covering a bird's body.
- Pullet: Female fowl younger than one year.
- Rooster: Male fowl aged one year or older.
Definitions of Terms Related to Animal Reproduction
- Parturition: The act of giving birth, with specific terms for various species.
- Calving for cows
- Farrowing for sows
- Foaling for mares
- Kidding for goats
- Lambing for ewes
- Conception: The process of fertilization.
- Dam: The female parent of offspring.
- Fecundity/Prolificacy: The ability of an animal to frequently give birth or have numerous offspring at regular intervals.
- Fertility: The capability to produce fertilizable ova and maintain a suitable environment for embryo development.
- Gestation: The period of pregnancy from conception to birth.
- Impotency: The inability to copulate successfully.
- Puberty: The stage of sexual maturity, marked by the onset of the first heat or ovulation.
- Sire: The male parent.
- Sterility: The incapacity to produce normal offspring.
- Transmitting Ability: The potential of an animal to pass on desirable or undesirable traits to its progeny.
- Weaning: The process of separating young animals from their mothers.
- Weanling: A young animal post-weaning.
- Anatomy: The study of the form and structure of animals.
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Test your knowledge on the terminology related to horses and pigs with this quiz. Covering terms like gelding, mare, stallion, and various classifications of pigs, this quiz is essential for anyone interested in animal husbandry. See how well you understand these important concepts!
