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1. Multiparous
2. Uniparous
- 1. Having more than one pregnancy
- 2. animals forst pregnancy
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1. Stock
2. Stocks
1. referring to animals as inventory
2. a form of restraint used on large animals
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1. Cloven
2. Perissodactyl
1. Split Hoofed (ruminents and porcine)
2. equines (whole hoof, no split)
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Ruminants
- 4 chaimbers in bovid, sheep and goats. 3 in llamas.
- cloven hoofed
- lingual taurus
- dental pad
- horizontal pupils
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Sheep
- used for wool, hide, meat, research, pets...
- Kept in FLOCKS
- 3 groups - meat, wool, and duel purpose
- Ovis aries
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Goats
- used for milk, meats, hide, fiber, pets and companion for other animals, reseearch...
- Kept in HERDS
- mohair - Angora
- Capra hircus
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Llamas
- used for companions, security, pack animals, meat...
- baby llama - cria
- Llama glama
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Sheep Terminology
1. Ram
2. Ewe
3. Lamb
4. Wether
- 1. producing male
- 2. producing female
- 3. young sheep
- 4. castrated male sheep
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Sheep Teminology
1. Flock
2. Bum, Bummer
3. Lambing
4. Creep feeder
- 1. Group of sheep
- 2. orphaned lamb
- 3. process of giving birth, parturation
- 4. device used to feed lambs. openings are small to prevent the sheep from eating the lamb's feed.
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Caprine Terminology
1. Buck
2. Doe
3. Kid
- 1. producing male
- 2. producing female
- 3. young goat
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Caprine Terminology
1. Kidding
2. Wether
3. Herd
- 1. parturation
- 2. castrated male
- 3. group of goats
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Bovine Teminology
1. Cattle
2. Heifer
3. Bull
4. Cow
- 1. general term for bovid
- 2. female bovid that has not yet calved
- 3. producing male
- 4. female bovid that has calved
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Bovine Terminology
1. steer
2. gomer
3. herd
- 1. castrated male
- 2. male bovid incapable of coitus. used to detect heat
- 3. group of bovid
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Porcine Terminology
1. Hogs, swine, pigs...
2. Boar
3. Sow
4. Gilt
- 1. general terms for porcine
- 2. producing male
- 3. producing female
- 4. female pig that has not had her first litter
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Procine Terminology
1. Barrow
2. Farrowing
3. Herd
4. Shoat
- 1. castrated male
- 2. parturation
- 3. group of porcine
- 4. young swine (either sex)
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Equine Terminology
1. suckling
2. weanling
3. yearling
4. foal
- 1. young horse that is still nursing
- 2. young horse that has been separated from the dam but < 1 year.
- 3. horse between 1-2 years old
- 4. suckling of either sex
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Equine Terminology
1. Filly
2. Colt
3. Mare
4. Stallion, stud
- 1. female horse that has not reached puberty
- 2. intact male horse that has not reached puberty
- 3. female horse that has reached puberty
- 4. male horse that has reached puberty
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Equine Terminology
1. Gelding
2. Maiden
3. Broodmare
4. Herd
- 1. castrated male horse of any age
- 2. a mare tht has not yet been mated
- 3. a mare used for breeding
- 4. group of horses
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Equine Terminology
1. Grade horse
2. Hot bloods
3. Cold bloods
4. Warm bloods
- 1. horse of unknown/multiple breed or background
- 2. most high-strung and reactive group; HR and metabolism is higher than others (Arabs, QH, TB)
- 3. lower HR and metabolism. slower to react and more laid back. (Draft)
- 4. combination of CB and HB
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Donkey
- 1. Equus asinus
- 2. male donkey (Jack) + mure = MULE
- 3. stalion + female donkey (Jenny) = HINNY
- 4. Zebra - Equus zebra
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Leg Markings
1. Coronet
2. Sock
3. Stocking
- 1. area of white combined to the coronary band
- 2. white extends up the leg, but not the knee or hock
- 3. white extends to knee or hock or higher.
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