Livestock Terminology

Match the following terms related to CATTLE

• mature male cattle

• calf

• young or immature female cattle

• heifer

• castrated male cattle

• bull

• mature female cattle

• cow

• young cattle of either sex

• steer

The following are MATURE FEMALE animals. Cattle: ​ (a)   Horse: ​​ (b)   Sheep: ​ (c)   Goat: ​ (d)   Poultry: ​ (e)  

• cow
• mare
• Ewe
• doe
• hen
• pullet
• gilt
• filly
• heifer

The following are MATURE MALE animals that have been CASTRATED. Cow: (a)   ​Pig: (b)   ​ ​Horse: (c)   Goat/Sheep:​ (d)   ​ Poultry: (e)  

• steer
• barrow
• gelding
• wether
• capon
• bull
• stallion
• ram
• buck
• rooster

Reorder the following animals from YOUNGEST TO OLDEST

• calf

• cow

• heifer

Match the following

• process of giving birth in cattle

• kidding

• process of giving birth in horses

• calving

• process of giving birth in pigs

• farrowing

• process of giving birth in goats

• foaling

• process of giving birth in sheep

• lambing

Match the following terms related to POULTRY (CHICKENS)

• mature intact male chicken

• cockerel

• immature female chicken

• pullet

• mature female chicken

• hen

• immature male chicken

• capon

• castrated male chicken

• rooster

Match the following terms related to SHEEP

• mature female sheep

• ram

• mature intact male sheep

• yearling

• young sheep of either sex

• wether

• sheep 12-24 months of age

• lamb

• castrated male sheep

• ewe

Match the following terms related to GOATS

• uncastrated mature male goat

• wether

• castrated male goat

• doe

• immature male goat

• buckling

• immature female goat

• doeling

• mature female goat

• buck

Match the following terms related to EQUINE (HORSES)

• castrated mature male horse

• mare

• young or immature female horse

• filly

• young or immature male horse

• stud/stallion

• mature female equine

• gelding

• uncastrated mature male horse

• colt

Match the following terms related to SWINE (PIGS)

• castrated male swine

• gilt

• young swine of either sex

• sow

• immature female swine

• piglet

• mature intact male swine

• barrow

• mature female swine

• boar