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Proper Animal Names

Proper Animal Names. And you thought, you knew what a cow is?. Goat- Capra hircus. Billy Male Goat Nanny Female Goat that has borne a kid Kid Young Goat Doeling A young female goat that has not borne a kid. Wether A castrated male Kidding - Parturition.

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Proper Animal Names

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  1. Proper Animal Names And you thought, you knew what a cow is?

  2. Goat-Capra hircus • Billy Male Goat • Nanny Female Goat that has borne a kid • Kid Young Goat • Doeling A young female goat that has not borne a kid. • Wether A castrated male • Kidding- Parturition

  3. Sheep-Ovisaries • Ram Adult male sheep • Ewe Adult Female sheep • Lamb Young sheep, either sex • Wether Castrated male sheep • Mutton Meat from sheep

  4. Duck-Anatidae Family • Drake Adult male duck • Duck/Hen Adult female duck • Duckling Young duck, either sex

  5. Rabbit-Leporidae Family • Buck Adult male rabbit • Doe Adult female rabbit • Kit Young rabbit, either sex • Kindling-Parturition

  6. Goose-Ansurdomesticus • Gander Adult male goose • Goose Adult female goose • Gosling Young goose, either sex

  7. Chicken-Gallusdomesticus • Rooster Adult male chicken • Hen Adult female chicken • Chick Young chicken, either sex • Capon Castrated male chicken • Pullet Young female chicken • Cockerel Young male chicken

  8. Pig-Porcine Family • Farrow Porcine giving birth • Boar Adult uncastrated male porcine • Sow Adult female porcine that has farrowed • Piglet Young Porcine, either sex • Gilt Young female porcine that has not farrowed • Barrow Castrated male porcine • Shoat Either sex, weighing 60#-160#

  9. Turkey-Simuliummeridionale • Tom Adult male turkey • TurkeyHen Adult female turkey • Poult Young turkey, either sex

  10. Bees • Drone A male honey bee that was hatched from an unfertilized egg. Stays in the hive, no stinger. • Worker A female bee does everything in the hive. • Queen A female bee that lays the eggs

  11. Horse-Equuscaballus • Foal Young equine, either sex • Mare Adult female equine, that has foaled • Stallion Unaltered male equine • Colt Young male equine • Filly Young female equine • Gelding Castrated male equine • Stag Male equine, castrated after reaching sexual maturity

  12. Cattle- Bovidae Family • Calf Young bovine, either sex • Bull Adult unaltered male bovine • Freshen When bovine give birth • Cow Adult female bovine that has freshened • Heifer Immature female bovine that has not freshened • Steer Castrated male bovine • Freemartin Twin calf, female, sterile

  13. Jack-Equusasinus • Jack Male unaltered donkey • Jenny/Jennet Female donkey • Mule Offspring of a jack and a mare and is sterile • Hinny Offspring of a stallion and jenny

  14. Misc. • Sire An animal’s father • Dam An animal’s mother • Dairy Milk producers • Veal Milk fed dairy bull calf

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