Livestock Terminology Basic Animal Industry AFNR-BAS-9: Define major components of the animal industry and outline the development of the resulting products,

Livestock TerminologyBasic Animal Industry

AFNR-BAS-9: Define major components of the animal industry and outline the development of the resulting products, services, and careers.

General Livestock Terminology

Adapting an animal to the needs of humans is called domestication.

Identifying desirable animals for breeding purposes is selection.

Animals whose ancestors are of only one breed are called purebred.

Mating animals of different breeds is called crossbreeding.

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Removing an animal from the herd is called culling.

Mating animals that are related is known as inbreeding.

Animals that are not purebred are often called grade.


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Cattle that do not have horns due to genetics are polled.

Characteristics that can be passed down from parent to offspring are called traits.


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Taking a young animal off milk by removing it from being with its mother is called weaning.

A male animal that has had its testicles removed is known as castrated.

The mother or female parent is the dam.

The father or male parent is the sire.

Giving birth in livestock is called parturition.

The young of an animal is called its offspring.


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Cattle Terminology

bovine: scientific name for cattle

beef: meat from cattle

veal: meat from young calves


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Cattle Terminology


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Cattle Terminology

calving: giving birth in cattle

calf: offspring of either sex

heifer: immature (young) female

bull calf (or bullock): immature (young) male

cow: adult female (has given birth)

bull: adult male (not castrated)

steer: male that has been castrated


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Swine Terminology


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Swine Terminology

Swine Operation

porcine: scientific name for pigs

pork: meat from pigs

farrowing: giving birth in pigs


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Swine Terminology

piglet: offspring of either sex

gilt: immature (young) female

shoat: immature (young) male

sow: adult female (has given birth)

boar: adult male (not castrated)

barrow: male that has been castrated


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Horse Terminology


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Horse Terminology

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equine: scientific name for horses

cheval: meat from horses

foaling: giving birth in horses


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Horse Terminology

foal: offspring of either sex

filly: immature (young) female

colt: immature (young) male

mare: adult female (has given birth or is over a certain age - usually 2 or 3 years)

stallion (or stud): adult male (not castrated)

gelding: male that has been castrated


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Sheep Terminology


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Sheep Terminology

Herding Sheep

ovine: scientific name for sheep

lamb: meat from sheep less than one year of age

mutton: meat from sheep over one year of age

lambing: giving birth in sheep


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Sheep Terminology

lamb: offspring of either sex

ewe lamb: immature (young) female

ram lamb: immature (young) male

ewe: adult female (has given birth)

ram: adult male (not castrated)

wether: male that has been castrated


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