ANIMAL PROB TERMINOLOGY

• Carabao terminologies

  • Carabull (Matured male)
  • Caracow (Matured female)
  • Caraheifer (Young female)
  • Carasteer (Castrated young male)
  • Caracalf (Young carabao of either sex)
  • Caracalving (Parturition in carabao)
  • Carabeef (Meat of matured carabao)
  • Caraveal (Meat of young carabao)
• CATTLE

  • Bull (Matured male)
  • Cow (Matured female)
  • Bull calf (Young male)
  • Heifer (Young female)
  • Steer or bullock (Castrated young male)
  • Free martin (A sterile female ox born twin to a male ox)
  • Calf (Young cattle of either sex)
• CARABAO

  • Carabull (Matured male)
  • Caracow (Matured female)
  • Caraheifer (Young female)
  • Carasteer (Castrated young male)
  • Caracalf (Young carabao of either sex)
• SHEEP

  • Ram (Matured male)
  • Ewe (Matured female)
  • Lamb (Young of either sex)
  • Wether Sheep (Castrated young male)
  • Stag (Castrated matured male)
• GOAT

  • Buck or Billy Goat (Matured male)
  • Doe or Nanny Goat (Matured female)
  • Kid (Young of either sex)
  • Wether Sheep (Castrated young male)
  • Stag (Castrated matured male)
• SWINE

  • Boar (Matured male for breeding)
  • Junior Boar (Young male)
  • Sow (Matured female that has given birth)
  • Gilt (Young female and has not yet given birth)
  • Suckling (Young pig from birth up to weaning)
  • Barrow (Castrated young male)
  • Stag (Castrated matured male)
• RABBIT – Oryctolagus cuniculus

  • Buck (Matured male)
  • Doe (Matured female)
  • Bunny (Young of either sex)
• CHICKEN

  • Rooster or Cock (Matured male)
  • Hen (Matured female)
  • Cockerel (Young male)
  • Pullet (Young female)
  • Straight run chicks (DOC of either sex)
  • Broiler (Type of chicken raised for meat)
  • Layer (Type of chicken raised for egg)
  • Fryer (Chicken harvested at 1kg or less)
• DUCK

  • Drake (Matured male)
  • Hen (Matured Female)
  • Duckling (Young of either sex)
• GOOSE

  • Gander (Matured male)
  • Hen (Matured female)
  • Gosling (Young of either sex)
• SWAN

  • Cob (Matured male)
  • Pen (Matured female)
  • Cygnet (Young of either sex)
• TURKEY

  • Tom or Gobbler (Matured male)
  • Hen (Matured female)
  • Poult (Young of either sex)
• PIGEON

  • Cock (Matured male)
  • Hen (Matured female)
  • Squab (Young/meat)
• DOG – Canis familiaris

  • Butch (Male)
  • Bitch (Female)
  • Puppy (Young)
• CAT – Felis catus


  • Tom (Male)
  • Queen (Female)
  • Kitten (Young)
• Horse Terminologies

  Stallion - Matured Male Horse for breading and for working

  Mare - matured female

  Colt - young male

  Filly - young female

  Gelding - Castrated young male

  Ridgling - A stallion with one or both testes can’t descend to scrotal sac.

  Foaling - Parturition

  Yeldmare -Drymare

  Stag - castrated matured male