Animal Terminology

Term for a female Horse who has given birth.

• Filly
• Foal
• Doe
• Mare

Term for both a male goat and sheep who are castrated.

• Billy
• Wether
• Lapin
• Gilt

An Intact male swine....

• Gelding
• Sow
• Ram
• Boar

When a female horse is foaling, she is doing what?

• Eating
• Giving birth
• Running in pasture
• Nursing her young

What is a female cattle that has NOT given birth?

• Gilt
• Nanny
• Doe
• Heifer

When a female goat is giving birth to a ______, it is called __________.

• kit, kindling
• lamb, lambing
• kid, kidding
• foal, foaling

The term for a male swine who cannot reproduce (castrated)....

• Boar
• Gelding
• Barrow
• Wether

A female swine who HAS given birth:

• Heifer
• Barrow
• Sow
• Gelding

A young/baby horse:

• Foal
• Stallion
• Kid
• Calf

A female sheep:

• Lamb
• Doe
• Gilt
• Ewe