Animal Science Essentials: Rahul’s Quick Guide for Master’s Prep
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Terminology related to goat

  1. Buckling: Male goat between one-two years.
  2. Goatling: Female goat between one-two years.
  3. Pashmina : Undercoat of cashmere goats, as soft wool in great demand of clothing.

Note: Goat is called Poor’s Man Cow and rearing of 10 goats is equal to one cow.

 

Terminology related to swine

  1. Bacon: Hog’s flesh, especially the back and the sides.
  2. Boar: Uncastrated male pig, used for breeding.
  3. Closed gilt: Female after being castrated also called barrow.
  4. Gilt: Young female pig, raised for breeding purpose.
  5. Grunt: Sound of pig.
  6. Ham : Meant of hind leg.
  7. Hog: Uncastrated male pig for meat.
  8. Hogglet: Young boar of 2nd year.
  9. Sow: Adult female pig, used for breeding.
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