Animal Terminology Cattle Sheep Swine - Hogs or Pigs Chickens Turkey Horses Goats

1. Animal Terminology

2. Cattle
* Cows – mature females that can reproduce
* Steers – castrated male cattle that cannot
reproduce
* Bullocks – young male bulls that cannot
reproduce
* Heifer – young female cattle; has not had
offspring

3. Cattle (continued)
• Calf – young cattle to young to reproduce
• Bulls – male cattle that can reproduce
• Beef – meat from cattle

4. Sheep
 Ram – mature male sheep
 Ewe lamb – young female sheep
 Ram lamb – young male sheep
 Lamb – newborn sheep or young sheep, also the
meat from a young sheeo
 Ewe – mature female sheep
 Mutton – meat from a sheep older than one year of
age
 Wether – castrated male sheep

5. Swine - Hogs or Pigs
 Barrow – castrated male pig or hog
 Boar – mature male hog
 Gilt – young female pig
 Shoat – young male pig
 Pig – newborn or very young pig
 Sow – mature female
 Pork – meat from swine

6. Chickens
 Hen – mature female chicken
 Capon – castrated male chicken
 Chick – newborn chicken
 Cock (Rooster) – mature male chicken
 Pullet – young female chicken
 Layer – hen used for laying eggs
 Broiler/Fryer – chickens grown to eat

7. Turkey
Tom – mature male turkey
Poult – very young turkey
Hen – mature female turkey
Capon – castrated male turkey

8. Horses
Gelding – castrated male horse
Stallion – mature male horse
Filly – young female horse
Foal – newborn horse
Mare – mature female horse
Colt – young male horse

9. Goats
Wether – castrated male goat
Doe kid – young female goat
Buck kid – young male goat
Doe – mature female goat
Billy – mature male goat
Kid – newborn goat

10. Goats
Wether – castrated male goat
Doe kid – young female goat
Buck kid – young male goat
Doe – mature female goat
Billy – mature male goat
Kid – newborn goat