Livestock Terminology

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What is the process of giving birth in sheep called?

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Lambing

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What do you call a castrated male chicken?

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Capon

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What is the term for the process of giving birth in chickens?

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Laying

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What is a mature female sheep called?

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Ewe

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What do you call a young female swine?

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Gilt

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What is the term for a male sheep?

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Ram

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What is the term for a female chicken?

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Hen

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What is the term for a young male sheep?

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Ram lamb

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What is the term for the process of giving birth in pigs?

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Farrowing

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What is the term for a female pig?

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Sow