Livestock Terminology

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What is the term for an older female swine that has farrowed or is showing signs of pregnancy?

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Sow

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What do you call a female horse under three years of age?

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Filly

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What is a female chicken raised for producing eggs called?

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Layer

Front

What is the term for a female bovine that has not had a calf?

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Heifer

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What do you call a young horse of either gender up to one year of age?

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Foal

Front

What is the term for a young female chicken?

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Pullet

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What do you call a male horse that has been castrated?

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Gelding

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What is the term for a male bovine that has been castrated?

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Steer

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What do you call a female sheep?

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Ewe

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What is the term for a young male horse?

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Colt