Animal terms expanded

What is the term for a castrated horse?

• Gelding

• Colt

• Stallion

• Wether

What does the term Cow mean?

• All Cattle

• Female that has given birth

• All female cattle

• Hamburger

Which term refers to a young female pig?

• Gilt

• Sow

• Boar

• Piglet

Which term refers to castrated male pig?

• Bull

• Barrow

• Boar

• Billy

What does the term Capon mean?

• Castrated male chicken or turkey

• Castrated male sheep or goat

• Castrated Cattle

• Adult male chicken or turkey

What is the term we use for an adult female goat?

• Ewe

• Mare

• Doe

• Sow

Bull

• a female bovine that has had a calf, or is more than three years old

• an entire male bovine

• can refer to any male bovine whether it is whole or castrated

• a castrated male bovine more than one year old

Heifer

• a female bovine that has not had a calf - aged between six months and three years old

• a castrated male bovine more than one year old

• a female bovine that has had a calf, or is more than three years old

• scientific name which refers to cattle or buffalo

Process of giving birth in cattle

• calving

• lambing

• farrowing

• hatching

Term referring to a group of cattle

• herd

• flock

• mob

• crew