AgSci Vocab list #2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
boar
intact male hog
broiler
a chicken of either sex produced that is used for meat
buck
intact male rabbit or goat
bull
intact male bovine animal
calf
young bovine animal especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year
colt
a young uncastrated male horse (particularly one that is less four years old
cow
fully grown female domestic bovine animal that has borne more than one calf
dam
term describes a female goat who has successfully produced kids
doe
female rabbit
ewe
female sheep
filly
a young female horse
flock
group of sheep
foal
a newborn horse of either sex
gelding
castrated male horse
gilt
any female pig that has not yet given birth
heifer
a young, female cow that has not borne a calf
hen
a mature female chicken or turkey
lamb
a sheep under 1 year of age
layer
a hen in the physiological state of producing eggs regularly
kid
a young goat
kit
the young of some animals, including rabbits
mare
mature female horse
mule
offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
ovine
relating to sheep
