Livestock Terminology

A female chicken prior to laying is called a what?

• chick

• hen

• pullet

• rooster

What is a mature female horse after foaling?

• foal

• mare

• filly

• gelding

The name for a castrated male bovine(cattle is...

• wether

• bull

• calf

• steer

A mature female bovine(cattle) is called what?

• cow

• heifer

• calf

• mare

What is a mature male sheep called?

• lamb

• wether

• ram

• barrow

A young pig is called what?

• gilt

• calf

• kid

• piglet

A mature female chicken is...

• capon

• hen

• chick

• pullet

An adult male goat is known as a what?

• buck

• billy

• wether

• kid

What is a mature male horse known as?

• ram

• gelding

• colt

• stallion

A castrated male pig is called a...

• barrow

• wether

• gelding

• gilt