Genetic Animal Terminology Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
Billy goat
A
Male goat
2
Q
Brood
A
Offspring from one hatching of a birds eggs
3
Q
Broody
A
Hen on her eggs
4
Q
Buck
A
Male: deer, goat, rabbit or kangaroo
5
Q
Bullock
A
Castrated bull or steer
6
Q
Capon
A
A neutered rooster
7
Q
Calf
A
Bovine less than 1 yr old or a young seal
8
Q
Cob
A
Male swan
9
Q
Cock
A
Male chicken, over 1 yr old
10
Q
Colt
A
Male horse before maturity
11
Q
Congenital
A
Condition at birth but not hereditary
12
Q
Cur or mutt
A
Mixed breed dog
13
Q
Cygnet
A
A young Swan
14
Q
Dam
A
Female parent
15
Q
Doe
A
Adult female goat or deer
16
Q
Drake
A
A male duck
17
Q
Entire
A
Un neutered
18
Q
Estrus
A
Time of reproductive cycle when the female is receptive to mating
19
Q
Ewe
A
Female sheep of breeding age
20
Q
Filly
A
Female horse under four years old
21
Q
Gilt
A
Young female pig
22
Q
Gobbler
A
A male turkey
23
Q
Jenny
A
Female donkey
24
Q
Kid
A
Young goat
25
Gelding
A neutered male horse
26
Stallion
Non-neutered male horse
27
Foal
Baby horse under one year
28
Mare
Adult female horse that is not spayed
29
Heffer
Young female cow that has not given birth to young yet
30
Cow
Female that has given birth
31
Lamb
A young sheep
32
Pony
Any equine that is below 14.2 hands high
33
weanling
Young horse under one-year-old
34
Steer
castrated male bovine
35
Bull
Male Cattle, not castrated
36
Bullocks
Old steers (older castrated male bovine )
37
Ox
Castrated male or female bovine kept for draft purposes
38
Springer
A cow or heifer close to calving
39
Broodmare
Mare (female horse) used for breeding purposes
