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SS1 Second Term Animal Husbandry Lesson Note – Terminologies of Used in Livestock

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 WEEK  6

TOPIC: Terminologies of used in Livestock

TERMINOLOGIES OF USED IN POULTRY

Cock: Male fowl above one year of age

Cockerel : Male fowl below one year of age

Hen: Female fowl above one year of age

Pullet: Female fowl below one year of age

Chick: A young fowl 0-6 weeks old

Capon: A castrated male fowl

Caponization: Process of castration in fowl

Treading:  Act of mating in fowl

Grower: Fowl between 7-19 weeks of age

Layer: Female fowl of over 20 weeks

Broiler: Fowl reared for meat

Clutch:  A group of young chicks

Flock : A group of fowls

Chicken : Meat of fowl

TERMINOLOGIES OF USED IN Pig

Boar: A Male pig

Sow: Matured Female Pig

Gilt: A female pig that is mature to reproduce or has reproduced once

Piglet: A young or baby pig

Weaners: Young pigs just separated from the mother

Fatteners: Old pigs reared for the market

Barrrow: A castrated male pig

Farrowing: The act parturition in pig

In-sow: A pregnant sow

Dry sow: A sow that is not pregnant

Pork: The meat of pig

Bacon: Salted pig meat

Lard: Pig with fat

TERMINOLOGIES OF USED IN RABBIT

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