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Agriscience Unit 29
Agriscience Unit 29 Small Animal Care and Management
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| domestic | a tame animal for use by humans |
| jungle fowl | wild ancestor of the chicken |
| waterfowl | ducks and geese |
| broiler | young chicken grown for meat |
| layer | chicken developed for the purpose of laying eggs |
| chick | newborn chicken or pheasant |
| cockerel | young male chicken or pheasant |
| rooster | adult male chicken or pheasant |
| pullet | young female chicken |
| hen | adult female chicken, duck, turkey, and pheasant |
| tom | male turkey |
| poult | young turkey |
| drake | male duck |
| duckling | young duck |
| gander | male goose |
| goose | female of the goose family |
| gosling | young goose |
| squab | young pigeon that is butchered for meat before it is old enough to fly |
| angora | wool from wool-producing rabbits or goats |
| buck | male animal of a goat, deer, or rabbit family |
| doe | female of the goat, deer, or rabbit family |
| apiculture | beekeeping |
| queen | only fertile, egg-laying female bee in the hive |
| worker | female bee that does the work in the hive |
| drone | male bee |
| apiary | area where beehives are kept |