Breed
(General) Animals within a species with a distinctive appearance, typically developed by a deliberate selection
Breeding Animal
(General) Animal used to produce offspring typically in a controlled and organized way
Dam
(General) Female Parent
Flock
(General) grouping of species of livestock (sheep, poultry)
Herd
(General) group of single species of animals (cattle, horses, swine, goats)
Litter
(General) multiple offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal, also called brood.
Livestock
(General) domestic farm animals kept for productive purposes (meat, milk, work, wool).
Market Animal
(General) livestock bred and raised for food consumption
Parity
(General) number of times a female has had offspring
Polled
(general) naturally hornless animal
Sire
(general) uncastrated male parent
Stag
(general) male that is castrated after sexual maturity (often shows signs of masculinity at slaughter)
Weaning
(general) an animal that has recently been weaned
Yearling
(general) an animal that is about 1 year of age
Bovine
(Cattle) the scientific name for cattle
Bull
(cattle) sexually mature uncastrated male bovine
Calf
(cattle) sexually immature young bovine
Calving
(Cattle) process off giving birth in cattle
Cow
(Cattle) mature female bovine that has given birth
Fed Steer or Heifer
(Cattle) steer or heifer that is ready for slaughter at the end of a finishing period
Feeder Steer or Heifer
(Cattle) steer or heifer that is ready to enter a feed yard and begin the finishing phase
Heifer
(Cattle) young female bovine wich has not yet had a calf, usually less than 22-24 months old.
Ox
(Cattle) castrated male bovine at least 4 years old
Steer
(Cattle) castrated male bovine
Ewe
(Sheep) female sheep
Ewe Lamb
(Sheep) female sheep under 1 year of age
Lamb
(Sheep) sheep less that one year of age
Lambing
(Sheep) process of giving birth in sheep
Lambkin
(Sheep) newly born lamb (aka lambling)
Ovine
(sheep) the scientific name for sheep
Ram
(sheep) Uncastrated male sheep at least 1 year old
Ram lamb
(sheep) uncastrated male sheep that is under 1 year of age
Wether
(sheep) castrated male sheep
Buck
(goats) (aka Billy) a sexually mature uncastrated male goat
Buckling
(goat) young uncastrated male goat less that 1 year old
Caprine
(goats) refers to animals in the goat family
Doe
(goats) (aka nanny) a female goat over 1 year of age
Kid
(goats) young goat of either sex
Kidding
(goats) process off giving birth in goats
Wether
(goats) castrated male goat
Barrow
(pig) young, castrated male swine, (castrated before sexual maturity)
Boar
(pig) sexually mature uncastrated male swine
Farrowing
(pig) process of a sow giving birth
Feeder Pig
pig) young pig (40-70lbs) that is ready to be finished up to market weight
Gilt
(pig) young female pig that has not yet given birth
Hog
(Pig) mature swine (usually weight more than 120 lbs).
Pig
(Pig) aka piglet; a young swine (usually weighing less that 120 lbs).
Porcine
(pig) scientific name for swine
Sow
(pig) mature female swine
Swine
(Pig) refers to animals in the pig amily
Galline
(Poultry) Scientific name for chickens
Hen
(poultry) female bird over one year of age
Pullet
(poultry) female chicken under one year of age (typically has not started laying eggs)
Laying
(poultry) act of giving birth in chickens
Rooster
(Poultry) aka cock; uncastrated male bird over one year of age
Broilers
(poultry) meat chicken that is 6-13 weeks of age at slaughter
Fryer
(poultry) meat chicken slaughter at 12-20 weeks of age
Capon
(Poultry) castrated male chicken slughtered at 4-8 months old
Chick
(poultry) newly hatcher or very young chicken
Cockerel
(poultry) uncastrated make bird under one year of age
Drake
(poultry) uncastrated adult male duck
Duck
(Poultry) adult female duck
Duckling
(Poultry) baby ducks
Gander
(poultry) adult uncastrated male goose
Goose
(poultry) adult female goose
Gosling
(poultry) young goose (up until deather have replaced all of their down)
Poult
(poultry) young domestic turkey
Tom
(poultry) uncastrated adult male turkey
Meleagrine
(poultry) The scientific name for turkeys