The document defines common terminology used for various livestock animals including cattle, sheep, swine, chickens, turkeys, horses, and goats. For cattle, it identifies cows, steers, bullocks, heifers, calves, and bulls. For sheep it lists rams, ewes, lambs, mutton, and wethers. For swine it provides terms like barrows, boars, gilts, shoats, sows, and pork. It also defines terminology for chickens, turkeys, horses, and 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