2. Terms to write on the left hand
side of your paper…
Male of breeding age: Mature male, can &
does reproduce
Mature female: Mature female, has a live baby
Young male: Hasn’t reproduced – teenager
Young female: Hasn’t reproduced – teenager
Newborn: baby
3. Terms Continued
Unsexed male: Testicles removed
Unsexed female: Reproductive parts
removed
Groups: A lot of them together
Act of breeding: mating or “sex in humans”
Act of parturition: Giving birth
Meat: what we eat, section at the store
4. Cattle
Cow – mature females that can/have reproduced
Steer- castrated male cattle that cannot
reproduce
Bullock – young male bulls that cannot
reproduce
Heifer – young female; has not had offspring
Calf – young cattle to young to reproduce
Bull – male cattle that can reproduce
5. More Cattle
Calving – Act of giving birth
Serving – Act of breeding
Spayed – Unsexed female
Herd – Group
Beef – Meat
6. Sheep
Ram – mature male sheep
Ewe lamb – young female sheep
Ram lamb – young male sheep
Lamb – newborn sheep or young sheep,
Ewe – mature female sheep
Wether – castrated male sheep
Tupping- act of breeding
Lambing- act of giving birth
7. More Sheep
Spayed – Unsexed famle
Flock – Group
Lamb – meat eaten from a lamb less than 1
year old (lamb < 1yr)
Mutton – meat eaten from a lamb older than
1 year old (mutton >1yr)
8. Swine - Hogs or Pigs
Barrow – castrated male pig or hog
Boar – mature male hog
Gilt – young female pig (what we show)
Shoat – young male pig
Piglet – newborn or very young pig
Sow – mature female
Coupling- act of breeding
Farrowing- act of giving birth
10. Chickens
Hen – mature female chicken
Capon – castrated male chicken
Chick – newborn chicken
Cockral – young male
Cock (Rooster) – mature male chicken
Pullet – young female chicken
Mating – act of breeding
Laying/Hatching – act of giving birth
11. More Chicken
Spayed – Unsexed female – we don’t unsex
Flock – Group
Layers = produce Eggs we eat
Broilers/Fryers = meat we eat
Poultry is the section in the store
**Discuss how you get baby chicks vs. eggs.
12. Turkey
Tom – mature male turkey
Hen – mature female turkey
Jake – young male
Hen Poult – young female
Chick- newborn
Capon – castrated male turkey
Mating- act of breeding
Laying/hatching- act of giving birth
13. More Turkey
Spayed – Unsexed female
we don’t unsex them
Flock – Group
Turkey/Poultry – Meat we eat
14. Horses
Gelding – castrated male horse
Stallion or Stud – mature male horse
Filly – young female horse
Foal – newborn horse
Mare – mature female horse
Colt – young male horse
Covering- act of breeding
Foaling- act of giving birth
15. Nay Nay
Spayed – Unsexed female
Herd – Group
Horse – Meat – However in the U.S.A we
don’t consume horse meat.
European area it is a delicacy.
16. Goats
Wether – castrated male goat (what we show)
Doe kid – young female goat
Buck kid – young male goat
Doe – mature female goat
Billy/ Buck – mature male goat
Kid – newborn goat
Serving- act of breeding
Kidding- act of giving birth
17. More Goat
Spayed – Unsexed female
Band – Group of goats
Goat – Meat we eat
18. Rabbit
Buck- mature male rabbit
Doe- mature female rabbit
Virgin- young female rabbit
Kit- newborn rabbit
Litter-group of rabbits
Servicing- act of breeding
Kindling- act of giving birth
19. More Rabbits
We don’t unsex female rabbits
Litter – Group of bunnies
Rabbit – Meat we eat
some people do consume rabbits