Act of parturition in

Cow – Calving

Buffalo – Calving

Elephant – Calving

Goat – Kidding

Sheep – Lambing

Horse – Foaling

Pig – Farrowing

Dog – Whelping

Cat – Littering, Queening

Rabbit – Kindling

Camel – Parturition

Birds – Hatching

 

Act of mating in

Bull – Serving

Buffalo – Serving

Goat – Serving

Sheep – Tupping

Horse – Covering

Pig – Coupling

Rabbit – Mating

Elephant – Mating

Camel – Lakhana

Birds – Serving

Cat – Mating

Dog – Mating / Copulation

 

House / Shelter for

Cow – Barn

Buffalo – Barn / Byre

Sheep – Shed

Goat – Shed

Dog – Kennel

Cat – Cattery

Poultry – Pen

Camel – Desert

Elephant – Nest

Rabbit – Hutch

Horse – Stable

Pig – Sty

 

Sound produced by

Cow – Bellowing

Buffalo – Braying

Donkey – Braying

Sheep – Bleating

Goat – Bleating

Dog – Barking

Cat – Meowing

Cock – Crowing

Hen – Cackling

Duck – Quaking

Turkey – Gobbling

Camel – Grunting

Elephant – Trumpeting

Rabbit – Purring

Horse – Neighing

Pig – Grunting

 

Young one of

Cow – Calf

Buffalo – Calf

Sheep – Lamb

Goat – Kid

Dog – Pup

Cat – Kitten

Chicken – Chick

Duck – Duckling

Turkey – Poult

Camel – Calf

Elephant – Calf

Rabbit – Kit

Horse – Foal (M or F)

Colt – Male Foal

Filly – Female Foal

Pig – Pigling / Piglet

Lion / Tiger – Cub

Kangaroo – Joey

Goose – Gosling

Pigeon – Squab

 

Group of

Cows – Herd

Buffaloes – Herd

Elephant – Herd

Sheep – Flock

Goat – Herd, Flock, Band

Dog – Pack

Cats – Bevy / Clowder

Chicken / Birds – Flock

Rabbits – Colony

Horse – Herd

Fishes – School / Shoal

 

Gestation period of

Cow – 283 days

Buffalo – 281 – 334 days

Sheep – 152 days

Goat – 150 days

Dog – 60 – 65 days

Cat – 65 days

Camel – 15 months

Elephant – 18 – 22 months

Rabbit – 28 – 35 days

Horse – 11 – 12 months

Pig – 114 days

 

About the bovines

Bull – Adult male bovine above one year which is fertile and used for breeding

Cow – Adult fertile female calved at least once

Bull calf – Young male calf below 6 months old

Heifer calf – Young female calf below 6 months age

Heifer – Female calf not calved above 6 months old

Bullock – Castrated male adult for draught purpose

Steer – Castrated adult male for meat purpose

Spayed – Neutered adult female

Calf at foot – Calved female with offspring

 

About buffaloes

He buffalo – Adult male buffalo

She buffalo – Adult female buffalo

Buffalo heifer – Above 6 months age, not calved

 

About sheep

Ram – Adult male

Eve – Adult female

Ram lamb – Young male

Eve lamb / Gimmer lamb – Young female

Weather / Wedder – Castrated male

 

About goat

Buck – Adult male

Doe – Adult female

 

About dogs

Dog – Adult male canine

Bitch – Adult female canine

Neutered – Castrated male

 

About cats

Tom – Adult male cat

Queen – Adult female cat

 

About pig

Boar – Adult fertile male pig

Sow – Adult female pig

Barrow – Castrated male pig

Gilt – Adult pig not farrowed

 

About horse

Stallion – Adult fertile male

Mare – Adult fertile female

Gelding – Castrated male

 

About poultry

Cock – Adult male for breeding

Hen – Adult egg laying female

Rooster – Adult male for meat

Cockerel – Young male

Pullet – Female not started laying

Capon – Castrated male

Surgical procedure for castration – Caponization

 

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Dr. P.R. Vinod Kumar

(Contact: 9847294339)

 

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