Information for New or Small Farmers
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Livestock Dictionary
Amimal | Castered Male | Father or Sire | Mother | Female who has NOT produced offspring | Term for Baby Animal |
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Beef and Dairy Cattle | Steer | Bull | Cow | Heifer |
Calf |
Goats | Wether | Buck | Doe | ---- | Kid |
Horses | Gelding | Stallion or Horse | Mare | Filly |
Foal |
Poultry | Capon | Rooster | Hen | Pullett | Chicks |
Rabbits | ---- | Buck | Doe | ---- | ---- |
Sheep | Wether | Ram | Ewe | ---- | Lamb |
Swine | Barrow | Boar | Sow | Gilt | Pig |