Common Terms

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  • Poultry
    collective term for all domestic birds rendering economic service to man
  • Fowl
    term applied to all poultry especially to mature domestic cocks and hens
  • Chicken
    one of the common chicken species; different from turkey, duck, geese, etc.
  • Chick
    young chicken while in the downy stage
  • rooster or cock
    a male fowl or older
  • cockerel

    a male fowl less than one year old
  • Breeder
    a broad general ter that designates, the poultry raiser who produces fowls for any special purpose
  • Beak
    projecting mouth parts of the chicken and turkeys
  • Bill
    projecting mouthparts of waterfowls
  • Capon
    a caponized male, readily distinguished by the undeveloped comb and wattles
  • Drake
    a male duck family
  • Duck
    a female duck family
  • Duckling
    a young of the duck family in the downy stage of plumage
  • Plumage
    the feathers of a fowl
  • Poult
    young domestic turkey
  • Pullet
    a female fowl less than one year old
  • Bull
    Adult male (cattle)
  • Carabull
    Adult male (Buffalo)
  • Ram/ Tup
    Adult male (sheep)
  • Buck
    Adult male (goats)
  • Boar
    Adult male (swine)
  • Rooster/ Cock
    Adult male (poultry)
  • Studhorse/ Stallion
    Adult male (horse)
  • Herd
    Group of animals (cattle)
  • Herd
    Group of Animals (buffalo)
  • Flock
    Group of animals (sheep)
  • Flock/Band
    Group of animals (goats)
  • Drove/Stock/Herd
    Group of Animals (swine)
  • Flock
    Group of animals (poultry)
  • Herd
    group of animals (horse)
  • Cow
    adult female (cattle)
  • Caracow
    adult female (buffalo)
  • Ewe
    adult female (sheep)
  • Doe
    adult female (goats)
  • Sow
    adult female (swine)
  • Hen
    adult female (poultry)
  • Mare
    adult female (horse)
  • Bull calf
    young male (cattle)
  • Cara calf
    young male (buffalo)
  • ram lamb/tup lamb
    young male (goat)