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Classification of Common Farm Animals

Cattle
- Scientific name: Bos taurus (without humps, originating from temperate countries)
- Scientific name: Bos indicus (humped cattle, originating from tropical countries)
Sheep
- Scientific name: Ovis aries
Goat
- Scientific name: Capra hircus
Swine
- Scientific name: Sus scrofa
Horse
- Scientific name: Equus caballus
Donkey
- Scientific name: Equus asinus
Buffalo
- Scientific name: Bubalus bubalis

Poultry Species

Chicken
- Scientific name: Gallus gallus/Gallus domesticus
- Egg weight: 58 grams
- Average incubation period: 21 days
Ducks
- Mallard: Anas plathyrhynchos(itik)
  - Egg weight: 80-83 grams
  - Average incubation period: 28 days
- Pekin: Anas boschas
  - Egg weight: 60 grams
  - Average incubation period: 28 days
- Muscovy: Cairina moschata (bibi)
  - Egg weight: 70 grams
  - Average incubation period: 35-37 days
Turkey
- Scientific name: Meleagris gallopavo
- Egg weight: 85 grams
- Average incubation period: 28 days
Quail
- Scientific name: Coturnix coturnix
- Egg weight: 12 grams
- Average incubation period: 16-18 days
Pigeon
- Scientific name: Columba livia
- Egg weight: 17 grams
- Average incubation period: 18 days
Geese
- Scientific name: Cygnopsis cygnoides
- Egg weight: 200 grams
- Average incubation period: 30-31 days
Swan
- Scientific name: Olor columbianus
- Egg weight: 285 grams
- Average incubation period: 35 days
Ostrich
- Scientific name: Struthio australis
- Egg weight: 1400 grams
- Average incubation period: 42 days
Peafowls
- Scientific name: Pavo cristatus
- Egg weight: 95 grams
- Average incubation period: 28 days
Pheasant
- Scientific name: Phasianus colchicus
- Egg weight: 32 grams
- Average incubation period: 23-24 days
Guinea fowl
- Scientific name: Numida meleagris
- Egg weight: 45-46 grams
- Average incubation period: 26-28 days

Commonly Used Terms in Animal Science

Parturition: The general term for giving birth in animals.
- Calving: Giving birth in cows.
- Farrowing: Giving birth in sows.
- Foaling: Giving birth in mares.
- Kidding: Giving birth in does.
- Lambing: Giving birth in ewes.
- Kindling: Giving birth in rabbits.
Conception: The act of fertilization.
Dam: The female parent.
Fecundity: The ability to give birth to offspring frequently.
Prolificacy: The ability to give birth to numerous young at frequent intervals.
- Prolific Animals: Examples include animals known for producing many offspring, like rabbits.
- Not Prolific Animals: Examples include animals that typically have fewer offspring, like elephants.
Fertility: The ability to produce fertilizable ova and provide a proper environment for cell division and embryonic development in females; the ability to produce a large number of sperm capable of fertilization in males.
- Bull: A male cattle with high fertility.
- Cow: A female cattle with high fertility.
Gestation: The pregnancy time from conception to birth.
- Conception: The fertilization of the egg.
- Pregnancy: The period of time from conception to birth.
- Birth: The process of delivering offspring.
Impotency: The failure to copulate.
Puberty: Sexual maturity, marked by the first heat or ovulation.
Sire: The male parent.
Sterility: The inability to produce normal offspring.
Transmitting Ability: The ability of an animal to pass on either good or bad traits to its progeny.
- Brahman Bull: Known for its high transmitting ability for heat tolerance.
- Angus: Known for its high transmitting ability for meat quality.
Weaning: The process of separating the young from its dam.
Weanling: A young animal after being separated from its dam.
Culling: The act of removing undesirable animals from the herd or flock.
- Broiler: A chicken raised for meat.
- Layer: A chicken raised for egg production.
- Cull: An animal removed from the herd due to poor performance or undesirable traits.
Selection: The systematic picking of animals to be raised for specific purposes.
Breed: A group of animals having a common origin and identifying traits (often color) that distinguishes them as belonging to a certain group.
Breeding: The mating and production of offspring by animals.
- Brahman Bull: A bull belonging to the Brahman breed.
- Brahman Cow: A cow belonging to the Brahman breed.
- Brahman Calf: A calf belonging to the Brahman breed.
Cattle and Buffalo Terms:
- Bull: A male breeding ox of any age.
- Carabull: A male breeding carabao of any age.
- Cow: A mature female ox that has given birth.
- Caracow: A mature female carabao that has given birth.
- Calf: A young ox of either sex, under one year of age.
- Young Cattle (Calves): Young oxen under one year of age.
- Young Buffalo (Calves): Young carabaos under one year of age.
- Bull calf:: A young male calf under one year of age.
- Young Male Cattle: Young male oxen under one year of age.
- Young Male Buffalo: Young male carabaos under one year of age.
- Bullock: Typically a stag used for draft purposes.
- Heifer: A young female ox under three years of age, usually one that has not yet given birth.
- Caraheifer: A young female carabao under three years of age, typically one that has not yet given birth.
- Steer: A male ox castrated before sexual maturity.
- Stag: A male ox castrated after sexual maturity.
- Proven Sire: A bull that has demonstrated its ability to produce offspring with desirable traits.