Livestock 101
Livestock Terminology
- barrow - a young, castrated male pig
- boar - an uncastrated male pig
- bovine - the scientific name for cattle
- broilers - chickens that are six to 13 weeks of age
- bull - a sexually mature male bovine
- calf - a sexually immature young bovine
- cavy - a particular breed of guinea pig
- cow - a mature female bovine
- doe - an adult, female rabbit or goat
- ewe - a female sheep
- gilt - a young female pig
- heifer - a female bovine less than three years of age which has not borne a calf
- hen - an adult female chicken or turkey
- hog - a mature swine (usually weighing more than 120 pounds)
- kid - a young goat
- lamb - a sheep less than one year in age
- livestock - domestic farm animals kept for productive purposes (meat, milk, work, wool)
- market animal - livestock bred and produced for food consumption
- pig - a young swine (usually weighing less than 120 lbs.)
- polled - a naturally hornless animal
- ram - a male sheep
- ratite - a species of bird consisting of rheas, ostriches and emus
- rooster - an adult male chicken
- sow - a mature female swine
- steer - a castrated male bovine
- swine - the scientific name for pigs and hogs
- wether - a castrated male sheep or goat
Breeds of Livestock
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Breeds of Beef Cattle
Breeds of Dairy Cattle
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Breeds of Rabbits
Breeds of Dairy Goats
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Breeds of Sheep
Breeds of Swine
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