Livestock Terminology

barrow - a young, castrated male pig

boar - an uncastrated male pig

bovine - the scientific name for cattle

broilers - chickens that are six to 13 weeks of age

bull - a sexually mature male bovine

calf - a sexually immature young bovine

cavy - a particular breed of guinea pig

cow - a mature female bovine

colt - a young male horse (usually under 4 years of age)

doe - an adult, female rabbit or goat

equestrian - one who rides horseback

equine - the scientific name for horses

ewe - a female sheep

filly - a young female horse (usually under 4 years of age)

foal - young horse or mule of either sex

gelding - a castrated male horse

gilt - a young female pig

heifer - a female bovine less than three years of age which has not borne a calf

hen - an adult female chicken or turkey

hog - a mature swine (usually weighing more than 120 pounds)

jack - a male uncastrated donkey

jenny - a female donkey

kid - a young goat

lamb - a sheep less than one year in age

livestock - domestic farm animals kept for productive purposes (meat, milk, work, wool)

mare - a female horse (usually more than 4 years of age)

market animal - livestock bred and produced for food consumption

mule - the result of cross-breeding a female horse with a male donkey

pig - a young swine (usually weighing less than 120 lbs.)

polled - a naturally hornless animal

ram - a male sheep

ratite - a species of bird consisting of rheas, ostriches and emus

rooster - an adult male chicken

sow - a mature female swine

stallion - uncastrated male horse of 4 years or more

steer - a castrated male bovine

swine - the scientific name for pigs and hogs

wether - a castrated male sheep or goat