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livestock
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cow | a female that has given birth (cattle) |
| bull | male that has not been castrated (cattle) |
| steer | male that has been castrated (cattle) |
| heifer | a female that has not given birth (cattle) |
| calf | young member of cattle species |
| beef | the meat from cattle |
| farrow | to give birth |
| boar | male swine that has not been castrated |
| barrow | male swine that has been castrated |
| sow | a female swine that shows evidence of having produced a litter |
| gilt | a female swine that has not given birth |
| pork | the meat from swine |
| piglet | young member of swine family |
| billy | a male goat that has not been castrated |
| ewe | a female sheep of any age |
| kid | a baby goat under one year of age |
| lamb | a baby sheep under one year of age |
| doe | a female goat |
| ram | a male sheep that has not been castrated |
| wether | castrated male sheep or goat |
| mutton | meat from sheep |
| capon | castrated male (poultry) |
| rooster | a male that has not been castrated (poultry) |
| hen | a female who has laid eggs |
| chick/poult | a baby (poultry) |
| pullet | a young female (poultry) |
| weaning | removing the offspring from its mother |
| 3 months 3 weeks 3 days | length of pregnancy for swine |
| 272 days | length of pregnancy for beef |
| gestation period | length of pregnancy |
| parturition | act of giving birth |
| 5 months | length of pregnancy for sheep/goats |
| 6 months | average weaning for calves |
| 21 days | length of time for chicken eggs to hatch |
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