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Vocab weeks 1-3 2016
Vocabulary weeks 1-3 Specie Terms
Term | Definition |
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Canine | Family of Dogs |
Stud or Dog | Canine: Intact male |
Bitch | Canine: Intact female |
Pup | young dog |
Whelping | Canine: Act of giving birth |
Pack | Group of Dogs |
Litter | Multiple offspring born during the same labor |
Feline | Family of Cats |
Tom | Feline: Intact male |
Queen | Feline: Intact female |
Kitten | Young cat |
Queening | Feline: Act of giving birth |
Ovine | Sheep |
Ram | Ovine: Intact male |
Ewe | Ovine: Intact female |
Lamb | A sheep less than 1 year old |
Lambing | Ovine: Act of giving birth |
Wether | Ovine: Castrated male |
Flock | Group of sheep |
Porcine or Swine | Pigs |
Boar | Swine: Intact male |
Sow | Swine: Mature Intact female |
Gilt | Swine: Young female |
Piglet or Shoat | Young Pig |
Farrowing | Swine: Act of giving birth |
Barrow | Swine: Castrated pig |
Herd | Swine: Group of pigs |
Cavy | Guinea pigs |
Boar | Cavy: Intact male |
Sow | Cavy: Intact female |
Pup | Cavy: Young guinea pig |
Caprine | Goats |
Buck or Billy | Caprine: Intact male |
Doe or Nanny | Caprine: Intact female |
Kid | Caprine: Young goat |
Kidding | Caprine: Act of giving birth |
Wether | Caprine: Castrated goat |
Herd | Caprine: Group of goats |
Freshening | Act of giving birth in dairy animals |