ASN-101 General Animal Science

Chapter-2: Terminology

Terminology related to goat

Kid: A young goat of either sex not exceeding one year of age.
Kidding: The act of giving birth.
Buckling: A male goat over one year but not exceeding two years of age or male goat
between one and two years.
Goatling: A female goat over one year but not exceeding two years of age.
Buck: A matured male goat used for breeding purpose.
Doe: An adult female goat used for breeding purpose.

Terminology related to horse

Stallion: A mature male horse used for breeding purpose.
Mare: A mature female horse used for breeding purpose.
Foal: A young immature horse of either sex.
Colt: A young immature male horse usually over one year old.
Filly: A young immature female horse usually over one year old.
Gelding: is a castrated male horse of any age.
Mule: A hybrid whose sire is a male donkey and dam a mare. Mules are practically always
sterile.
Jennet, Gennet or Hinny: A hybrid whose sire is a stallion and dam is a female donkey. It is
also sterile.

Terminology related to pig

Boar: An uncastrated adult male pig used for breeding purpose.
Sow: An adult female pig used for breeding purpose.
Barrow/ Stag: A castrated male pig.
Piglet: New-born or very young pig.

Terminology related to chicken

Poultry: Poultry are those species of birds which rendered man an economic service and
reproduce freely under owners care. it includes chicken, ducks, geese, pigeons, guinea fowls,
peafowl, pheasants, swans, turkey, ostriches, and quail.
Cock: A male chicken over one year of age.
Hen: A female chicken over one year of age.
Pullet: A female chicken of less than one year of age.
Cockerel: A male chicken of less than one year of age.
Chick: Newly hatched offspring of chicken is called chick.
Capon: Surgically castrated male bird is called capon.
Broiler: A young chicken of either sex approximate 4-6 weeks of age, weighing about 1.5-2
kg, feed conversion efficiency or ratio (FCR) 1.8:1 or 2:1 with soft pliable tender meat and
flexible breast meat, usually of the meat type breeds is known as broiler.
Layer: Layers are egg-laying poultry birds which are raised for the purpose of commercial
egg production.
Roaster: Young chicken of either sex approximately 3-6 months of age or older weighing
about 1-1.5 kg with sufficient soft meat.
Down feather: Feathers of newly hatched offspring of poultry.
Plumage: Feathers, which covered all over the body of the poultry from head to tail, are
called plumage.

Terminology related to turkey

Turkey: A species of birds, which is generally bigger in size, specially used for meat
purpose.
Tom: Mature male turkey usually over ten month of age.
Hen: Mature female turkey usually over ten month of age.
Poult: Newly hatched offspring of turkey.

Terminology related to duck

Drake: A mature male duck used for breeding purpose.
Duck: A mature female duck used for breeding purpose.
Duckling: Newly hatched offspring of duck.

Terminology related to goose

Gander: Mature male geese usually over one year of age used for breeding purpose.
Goose: Mature female geese usually over one year of age used for breeding purpose.
Gosling: Newly hatched offspring of goose.

Terminology related to pigeon

Squab: Newly hatched offspring’s of pigeon.

Terminology related to meat

Beef: The meat of cattle, especially mature cattle, used as food.

Veal: The meat of calf (Meat of less than 3 months old calf).
Buffen: The meat of buffalo, especially mature buffalo, used as food.
Chevon: The meat of goat, especially mature goat, used as food.
Mutton: The meat of sheep, especially mature sheep, used as food.
Pork: The meat of pig, especially mature pig, used as food.