ZOTC other animal terms

• BUFFALO – domestic horned ungulate belonging to genus bubalus; also known as water buffalo, Asiatic buffaloes, carabao, etc.
• DONKEY – close relative of the horse, also known as ass or burro (Equus asinus)
• JACK (JACKASS) - male ass
• JENNET (JENNY) – female ass
• MULE – produced from crossing a jackass with mare (reproductively sterile)
• HINNY- produced from crossing a stallion with a jennet (reproductively sterile)
• PONY – small-type horse, under 14.2 hands ( 57 inch.) in height at the withers
• JILL – female mink
• BULLOCK – a young bull, typically less than 20 months of age
• JACKRABBIT – or native hare (genus lepus) wild relative of the domestic (Orytelagus)
• FRYER – young male or female domestic rabbit (meat-type)
• BROILER – young meat type of chicken of either sex (usually up to 6-8 weeks of age) weighing 1.3-2.2 kg. Also referred to as Fryer or young chicken
• ROASTER – meat type of chicken of either sex (typically 3-5 months of age) weighing about 2.95 kg. average live weight
• SQUAB – young immature pigeon, usually up to 30 days old (also refers to its meat)
• SQUAB BROILER – meat type chicken sold at 0.9-1.1 kg. (2-2.5 lb) live weight. Usually smaller than broiler, and sold whole body and never cut
• CAPON – cockerel or type of poultry meat from surgically castrated male chicken weighing 3.6 to 4.5 kg.
• KEET – young guinea fowl
• RATITE – big birds (ostrich, emu, rhea) known for their red meat and skins (for leather)
• KOSHER MEAT – meat from ruminants with split hooves where the animals have been slaughtered according to Jewish practices and law.
• SIRE – refers to the male parent.
• DAM – refers to the female parent
• RUTTING – refers to the breeding process or mating in goats.
• STOCKER – weaned cattle fed high-roughage diets before going to the feedlot. Also to describe light/thin feeders/mature cows purchased to utilize low-quality roughage.
• STUD – usually the breeding stallion. Also a place where male animals are maintained.
• STAG – usually male livestock mammals castrated after puberty; also refers to young but sexually mature ( 7 mos 1 year) fighting cock
• LARD – fat from pigs produced through a rendering process.
• TALLOW – fat of cattle, buffalo or sheep.
• VIXEN – female fox
• WEAN – to separate a young animal from its dam, and from suckling milk.
• ZEBU – tropical humped cattle breeds (Bos indicus) of Indian ( S. Asia) origin.