Common Terms Used in Goat & Sheep
Common Terms in Goat
Adult male | Buck |
Adult female | Doe |
New born | Kid |
Young male | Buckling |
Castrated male goat | Wether/Castrated |
Castrated female | Spayed |
Female with offspring | Suckling |
Act of parturition | Kidding |
Act of mating | Serving |
Pregnancy | Gestation |
Sound produced | Bleating |
Group | Flock/Band |
Species called as | Caprine |
Meat | Chevon |
Common Terms in Sheep
Adult male | Ram/Tup |
Adult female | Ewe |
New born | Lamb |
Young male lamb | Ram lamb/Tup |
Young female | Ewe lamb/Gimmer lamb |
Castrated male | Wether/Castrated |
Castrated female | Spayed |
Yearlings | Hogget |
Female with offspring | Suckling |
Act of parturition | Lambing |
Act of mating | Tupping |
Pregnancy | Gestation |
Sound produced | Bleating |
Group | Flock/Band |
Species called as | Ovine |
Meat | Mutton |