Livestock Vocabulary

a hen who will sit on eggs whether they are going to hatch or not (even if they aren't her eggs)

• Docile

• Hardy

• Broody

• Polled

an animal that does not naturally grow horns.

• Polled

• Hornless

• Unhorned

• A Unicorn

is quiet and easily controlled

• Hardy

• Broody

• Polled

• Docile

the mother of an animal

• Mama Bear

• Mother

• Dam

• Maternal Line

the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

• Animals

• Livestock

• Dual-Purpose Breeds

• Breeding Animal

a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.

• Breed

• Species

• Genus

• Crossbreeding

controlled propagation of domestic animals in order to improve desirable qualities.

• Market Animal

• Livestock

• Breeding Animal

• Dual-Purpose Breed

the father of an animal

• The Boss Man

• Father

• Paternal Line

• Sire

a group of birds or sheep

• Flock

• Herd

• Litter

• Sounder

a selective slaughter of animals for lameness, illness, etc.

• Slaughter Selection

• Cull

• Bad Apples

• Livestock Removal