Livestock Terminology

What is the term for a young female sheep?

• ram

• goat

• kid

• ewe lamb

What do you call the process of giving birth to a calf?

• Farrowing

• Calving

• Hatching

• Lambing

What is the term for a male chicken?

• duck

• rooster

• hen

• goose

What is the term for a castrated male pig?

• barrow

• boar

• gilt

• sow

What is the name for a female horse under the age of four?

• colt

• filly

• stallion

• mare

What do you call the process of giving birth to a lamb?

• shearing

• milking

• grazing

• lambing

What is the term for a female goat?

• ewe

• cow

• doe

• hen

What is the term for a young male horse?

• Foal

• Colt

• Gelding

• Stallion

What is the term for a young female cow?

• Heifer

• Bull

• Steer

• Cow

What do you call the process of giving birth to piglets?

• Calving

• Lambing

• Farrowing

• Hatching