Animal Terminology

Cattle

* Cows – mature females that can reproduce

* Steers – castrated male cattle that cannot
reproduce
* Bullocks – young male bulls that cannot
reproduce
* Heifer – young female cattle; has not had
offspring
 Cattle (continued)

• Calf – young cattle to young to reproduce

• Bulls – male cattle that can reproduce
• Beef – meat from cattle
 Sheep

 Ram – mature male sheep

 Ewe lamb – young female sheep
 Ram lamb – young male sheep
 Lamb – newborn sheep or young sheep, also the
meat from a young sheeo
 Ewe – mature female sheep
 Mutton – meat from a sheep older than one year of
age
 Wether – castrated male sheep
 Swine - Hogs or Pigs

 Barrow – castrated male pig or hog

 Boar – mature male hog
 Gilt – young female pig
 Shoat – young male pig
 Pig – newborn or very young pig
 Sow – mature female
 Pork – meat from swine
 Chickens

 Hen – mature female chicken

 Capon – castrated male chicken
 Chick – newborn chicken
 Cock (Rooster) – mature male chicken
 Pullet – young female chicken
 Layer – hen used for laying eggs
 Broiler/Fryer – chickens grown to eat
 Turkey

 Tom – mature male turkey

 Poult – very young turkey
 Hen – mature female turkey
 Capon – castrated male turkey
 Horses

 Gelding – castrated male horse

 Stallion – mature male horse
 Filly – young female horse
 Foal – newborn horse
 Mare – mature female horse
 Colt – young male horse
 Goats

 Wether – castrated male goat

 Doe kid – young female goat
 Buck kid – young male goat
 Doe – mature female goat
 Billy – mature male goat
 Kid – newborn goat