Livestock Terminology

What is the name for a mature female cattle

• ewe
• heifer
• Cow
• bull

What is the name for a mature male cattle

• bull
• steer
• cow
• boar

What is the name for a young goat?

• calf
• kid
• piglet
• chick

What is the name for a mature female goat?

• doe
• sow
• ewe
• buck

What is a mature female chicken?

• rooster
• chick
• hen
• pullet

A castrated male swine

• buck
• barrow
• boar
• wether

A castrated male goat?

• wether
• barrow
• buck
• boar

young female chicken

• hen
• chick
• capon
• pullet

Young sheep

• kid
• lamb
• baby sheep
• fawn

Mature female swine

• sow
• gilt
• boar
• barrow