Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!seismo!hao!noao!terak!suze
From: suze@terak.UUCP (Suzanne Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: names of animal categories
Message-ID: <724@terak.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 13:17:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: terak.724
Posted: Thu Sep 19 13:17:26 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 08:13:09 EDT
References: <791@ihlpa.UUCP>
Distribution: net
Organization: Calcomp Display Products Division, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Lines: 41

> I am interesting in knowing the English words for various categories of animals.
> The following chart should explain itself:
> 
> 
> 
> 
>    Generic       Adult      Adult     Castrated       Child     Child    Child
> Single;Plural    Male       Female      Male         Generic    Male     Female
> 
> Horse ; Horses   Stallion   Mare      Gelding          ???      Colt     Filly
> 
>  ??? ; Cattle    Bull       Cow       Ox  Steer  Calf        ???      ???
  Cow?                                                                    Heifer
> 
> Swine ; Swine    Boar       Sow       Barrow         Pig         ???      ???
  Pig                                                  Piglet
> 
> Goat ; Goats      ???        ???       ???           Kid         ???      ???
> 
> Sheep ; Sheep    Ram        Ewe       Wether         Lamb        ???      ???
> 
> 
> 
> If you know any words that belong in the cells where I have marked `???',
> please write to me and tell them to me.  You will notice that I am particularly
> ignorant about goats, since I know only the words `Goat', `Goats', and `Kid'
> (I don't count the slang words `Billy-goat' and `Nanny-goat', but if you
                                   yes              yes

Also ranchers refer to male calves as "bull calf/ves"

> believe that these words, although slang, are those used by farmers, then
> please write to me and tell me so).
-- 
Suzanne Barnett

uucp:	 ...{decvax,ihnp4,noao,savax,seismo}!terak!suze
phone:	 (602) 998-4800
us mail: CalComp/Sanders Display Products Division
	 (Formerly Terak Corporation)
	 14151 N 76th street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260