Chapter 5 Terms Flashcards
1
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Dogs
A
Canine
2
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Dog/Stud
A
Intact male dog
3
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Bitch
A
Intact female dog
4
Q
Whelp
A
Young dog
5
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Whelping
A
The act of giving birth in dogs
6
Q
Pack
A
a group of dogs
7
Q
Litter
A
multiple offspring born in the same group
8
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Cats
A
Feline
9
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Tom
A
intact male cat/turkey
10
Q
Queen
A
intact female cat
11
Q
Kitten
A
young cat
12
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Queening
A
the act of giving birth in cats
13
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Horses
A
Equine
14
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Stallion
A
intact male horse over 4 years of age
15
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Colt
A
intact male horse under years of age
16
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Mare
A
female horse over 4 years of age
17
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Filly
A
female horse under 4 years of age and has NOT had a foal
18
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Gelding
A
castrated horse/llama/alpaca
19
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Cryptorchid/Ridgeling
A
male horse with one or both testis that have not descended.
20
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Foal
A
young horse
21
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Weanling
A
a horse less than a year old
22
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Yearling
A
a horse between 1 and 2 years of age
23
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Foaling
A
the act of giving birth in horses
24
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Herd
A
group of horses/cattle/goats/pigs
25
Broodmare
Breeding female (strictly of foaling)
26
Maiden Mare
female horse that has never foaled
27
Barren Mare
mare that did not breed in the previous season (open mare)
28
Wet Mare
mare who will foal in the current breeding season (a pregnant mare)
29
Pony
horse between 8.2 and 14.2 hands when mature
30
Suckling
still nursing foal
31
Agalactic
intact female horse not producing milk
32
Cattle
Bovine
33
Bull
intact male cattle/llama/alpaca
34
Cow
mature female cattle that has given birth
35
Steer
castrated male cattle
36
Heifer
young female cattle that has not given birth
37
Calf
young cattle
38
Calving
the act of giving birth in cattle
39
Freshening
giving birth of dairy animals (cattle, goats)
40
Goats
Caprine
41
Buck
intact male goat/rabbit
42
Doe
female goat/rabbit
43
Wether
castrated goat/sheep
44
Kid
young goat
45
Kidding
the act of giving birth in goats
46
Sheep
Ovine
47
Ram
intact male sheep
48
Ewe
female sheep
49
Lamb
young sheep
50
Lambing
the act of giving birth in sheep
51
Flock
group of sheep
52
Pigs
Porcine
53
Boar
intact male pig/guinea pig
54
Sow
female pig/guinea pig
55
Barrow
young castrated pig
56
Stag
mature castrated pig
57
Gilt
young female pig who has not given birth
58
Pig or piglet
young pig aka shoat
59
Farrowing
the act of giving birth in pigs
60
Ferret
Mustalid
61
Hob
intact male ferret
62
Jill
female ferret
63
Gib
castrated ferret
64
Sprite
spayed ferret
65
Kit
young ferret/rabbit
66
Kindling
the act of giving birth in ferrets/ rabbits
67
Guinea Pig
Cavy
68
Pup
young guinea pig/mouse/rat
69
Rabbit
Lagomorph
70
Lapin
castrated male rabbit
71
Mouse/Rat
Murine
72
Sire
Intact male mouse/rat
73
Dam
female mouse/rat
74
Gang
group of mice
75
Freemartin
sterile female from a set of twin calves with one male and female calf
76
Gomer Bull
teaser bull
77
Chickens
Poultry
78
Rooster
mature male chicken/emu/ostrich/rhea
79
Hen
mature female chicken/turkey/emu/ostrich/rhea/parrot
80
Capon
young castrated chicken
81
Cockerel
immature male chicken
82
Pullet
immature female chicken
83
Goose
Poultry
84
Gander
intact male goose
85
Goose
female goose
86
Gosling
young goose
87
Gaggle
group of geese
88
Chick
young chicken/parrot
89
Flock
group of chickens/parrots
90
Turkey
Poultry
91
Poult
young turkey
92
Duck
Poultry
93
Drake
male duck
94
Duck
female duck
95
Duckling
young duck
96
Emu, Ostrich, Rhea
Ratite
97
Hatchling
young emu/ostrich/rhea up to 2 days old
98
Chick (Ratite)
young emu/ostrich/rhea less than 6 months of age
99
Yearling (Ratite)
emu/ostrich/rhea 6 to 12 months of age
100
Parrot
Psittacine
101
Cock
male parrot
102
Llamas/Alpaca
Camelid
103
Cow (Camelid)
female llama/alpaca
104
Cria
young llama/alpaca
105
Mule
offspring of a Jack (male donkey) and a Mare (female horse)
106
Hinny
offspring of a Stallion (male horse) and a Jenny (female donkey)
107
Horses, Donkeys, Mules, and Hinnies. #of chromosomes...
Horses-64
Donkeys-62
Mules/Hinnies-63
