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Animal Terminology

Animal Terms in Veterinary Terminology

TermDefinition
Dog/Stud Intact male canine.
Bitch Intact female canine.
Whelp/Pup Young canine.
Whelping Giving birth to whelps/pups.
Pack Group of canines.
Litter Multiple offspring born during the same labour.
Tom Intact male feline.
Queen Intact female feline.
Kitten Young cat.
Queening Giving birth to kittens.
Buck Intact male rabbit.
Doe Intact female rabbit.
Lapin Neutered male rabbit.
Kit Young (blind/deaf) rabbit.
Kindling Giving birth to rabbits.
Herd Group of rabbits.
Hob Intact male ferret.
Gib Neutered male ferret.
Jill Intact female ferret.
Sprite Spayed female ferret.
Kit Young ferret.
Kindling Giving birth to ferrets.
Cock Intact male parrot.
Hen Intact female parrot.
Chick Young parrot.
Sire/Male Intact male mouse/rat.
Dam/Female Intact female mouse/rat.
Pup Young mouse or rat.
Rooster/Cock Sexually mature male chicken.
Hen Intact female chicken.
Capon Young, castrated male chicken or domestic fowl.
Cockerel Immature male chicken.
Pullet Immature female chicken.
Poulet Young chicken.
Chick Very young chicken.
Flock Group of chickens.
Boar Intact male swine.
Barrow Male swine castrated when young.
Stag Male swine castrated after maturity.
Sow Intact female swine.
Gilt Young female swine that has not farrowed.
Pig Young pig.
Farrowing Giving birth to pigs.
Herd Group of swine.
Ram Intact male sheep.
Ewe Intact female sheep.
Wether A castrated male sheep.
Lamb Young sheep.
Lambing Giving birth to sheep.
Flock Group of sheep.
Buck Intact male goat.
Wether Castrated male goat.
Doe Intact female goat.
Kid Young goat.
Kidding Giving birth to goats.
Freshening Giving birth to starting lactation (dairy animals).
Herd Group of goats.
Heifer Young female cow that has never given birth.
Cow Intact female cow that has given birth before.
Steer Male cow castrated before maturity.
Bull Intact male cow.
Jumper Bull Intact male cow, mature, used for breeding.
Stag Male cow castrated after maturity.
Calf Young bovine.
Calving Giving birth to cattle.
Herd Group of cattle.
Springing Heifer Young female cow, pregnant with her first calf (also called 1st calf heifer).
2nd Calf Heifer Female cow pregnant with her second calf.
Gomer/Teaser Bull Detects female cows in heat; may have penis deviated to one side, be treated with steroids, or have undergone a vasectomy.
Stallion Intact male horse older than 3 years.
Colt Intact male horse younger than 3 years.
Gelding Castrated male horse of any age.
Ridgeling Cryptorchid equine (uni-or-bilateral).
Mare Intact female horse older than 3 years.
Filly Intact female horse younger than 3 years.
Brood Mare Breeding female horse.
Maiden Mare Intact female horse that has never been bred.
Barren (Open) Mare Intact female horse that has not been bred or didn't conceive.
Wet Mare Intact female horse that has foaled in the current breeding season.
Agalactic Mare Intact female horse that is not producing milk.
Foal Young equine of any sex from birth to weaning.
Yearling Young equine, 1-2 years old.
Weanling Young equine, weaning to 1 years old.
Pony Equine between 8.2 to 14.2 hands (mature, not a young horse).
Foaling Giving birth to an equine.
Herd Group of equines.
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