Proper Animal Names

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Proper Animal Names

• And you thought, you knew what a cow is?

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Goat-Capra hircus

• Billy Male Goat
• Nanny Female Goat that has borne a kid
• Kid Young Goat
• Doeling A young female goat that has not
  borne a kid.
• Wether A castrated male
• Kidding- Parturition

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Sheep-Ovis aries

• Ram Adult male sheep
• Ewe Adult Female sheep
• Lamb Young sheep, either sex
• Wether Castrated male sheep
• Mutton Meat from sheep

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Duck-Anatidae Family

• Drake Adult male duck
• Duck/Hen Adult female duck
• Duckling Young duck, either sex

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Rabbit-Leporidae Family

• Buck Adult male rabbit
• Doe Adult female rabbit
• Kit Young rabbit, either sex
• Kindling-Parturition

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Goose-Ansur domesticus

• Gander Adult male goose
• Goose Adult female goose
• Gosling Young goose, either sex

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Chicken-Gallus domesticus

• Rooster Adult male chicken
• Hen Adult female chicken
• Chick Young chicken, either sex
• Capon Castrated male chicken
• Pullet Young female chicken
• Cockerel Young male chicken

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Pig-Porcine Family

• Farrow Porcine giving birth
• Boar Adult uncastrated male porcine
• Sow Adult female porcine that has farrowed
• Piglet Young Porcine, either sex
• Gilt Young female porcine that has not farrowed
• Barrow Castrated male porcine
• Shoat Either sex, weighing 60-160

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Turkey-Simulium meridionale

• Tom Adult male turkey
• Turkey Hen Adult female turkey
• Poult Young turkey, either sex

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Bees

• Drone A male honey bee that was hatched from
  an unfertilized egg. Stays in the
  hive, no stinger.
• Worker A female bee does everything in the
  hive.
• Queen A female bee that lays the eggs

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Horse-Equus caballus

• Foal Young equine, either sex
• Mare Adult female equine, that has foaled
• Stallion Unaltered male equine
• Colt Young male equine
• Filly Young female equine
• Gelding Castrated male equine
• Stag Male equine, castrated after reaching
  sexual maturity

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Cattle- Bovidae Family

• Calf Young bovine, either sex
• Bull Adult unaltered male bovine
• Freshen When bovine give birth
• Cow Adult female bovine that has freshened
• Heifer Immature female bovine that has not
  freshened
• Steer Castrated male bovine
• Freemartin Twin calf, female, sterile

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Jack-Equus asinus

• Jack Male unaltered donkey
• Jenny/Jennet Female donkey
• Mule Offspring of a jack and a mare and is
  sterile
• Hinny Offspring of a stallion and jenny

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Misc.

• Sire An animals father
• Dam An animals mother
• Dairy Milk producers
• Veal Milk fed dairy bull calf