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106 Cards in this Set
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abortion |
premature expulsion of a fetus, either by nature or by intent |
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afterbirth |
placenta and fetal membranes expelled from uterus in parturition |
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albino |
genetic trait causing lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and irises of the eye |
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alter |
to neuter a male animal |
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artificial insemination |
introducion of semen into the uterus by other than natural means |
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billy goat |
a male goat |
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bitch |
a female dog |
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boar |
a male pig |
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breed (noun) |
a group of related animals similar enough to produce similar offspring |
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breed (verb) |
to supervise the sexual propagation of animals |
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brood |
offspring from one hatching of a bird's eggs |
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broody |
hen sitting on eggs |
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buck |
a male deer, goat, rabbit, or kangaroo |
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bull |
male of various large mammals, especially cattle |
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bullock |
a castrated bull or steer |
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capon |
a neutered rooster |
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Cesarean section |
removal of unborn young by surgical incision into the uterus |
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calf |
bovine young less than one year old; seal young |
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castration |
removal of the testicles; neutering a male animal |
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chick |
a young bird, expecially a chicken |
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chromosome |
bodies within the cell nucleus which store genetic information |
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clutch |
a group of eggs laid at one time by a bird |
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cob |
a male swan |
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cock |
a male chicken over one year old |
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cockerel |
a male chicken under one year old |
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colostrum |
protein- and antibody-rich milk secreted by the mother after giving birth |
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colt |
a male horse before maturity |
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congenital |
condition existing at birth, but not hereditary |
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cow |
the female of various large animals, expecially cattle |
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cur |
a mixed-breed dog of little value |
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cygnet |
a young swan |
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dam |
female parent |
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doe |
an adult female goat or deer |
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drake |
a male duck |
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duckling |
a young duck |
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embryo |
undeveloped fetus; the young in an early stage of development |
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entire |
unneutered |
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estrus |
time of reproductive cycle when the femail is receptive to mating |
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ewe |
a female sheep of breeding age |
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fertilization |
union of the sperm and egg |
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fetus |
unborn developing animal |
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filly |
a female horse under four years old |
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fledgling |
a young bird just learning to fly |
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foal |
a young or newborn horse |
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gander |
a male goose |
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gelding
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a neutered male horse |
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gene |
part of chromosomes carry hereditary information |
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genitalia |
part of the reproductive anatomy |
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gestation period |
time between conception and birth of an offspring |
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gilt |
a young female pig |
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gobbler |
a male turkey |
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gosling |
a young goose |
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gravid |
pregnant; containing developing young |
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heat |
estrus condition |
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heifer |
a young cow |
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hereditary |
transmissible from parent to offspring; genetically determined |
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inguinal hernia |
protrusion of tissue through inquinal canals of males |
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jack |
a male donkey; jackass |
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jenny |
a female donkey |
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kid |
a young goat |
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kitten |
a young cat |
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lamb |
a young sheep |
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litter |
several offspring from one birth, especially in mammals |
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mammary glands |
glands of female mammals that secrete milk after parturition |
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mare |
a female horse four years or older |
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miscarriage |
expulsion of underdeveloped fetus |
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monestrous |
having one estrus period per year |
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mongrel |
a mixed-breed dog; a mut |
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mule |
the sterile offfspring of a horse and a donkey; any sterile hybrid |
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nanny goat |
a female goat |
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neonate |
a newborn animal |
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nest |
structure made or place chosen for breeding or laying eggs |
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neuter |
removal of the reproductive organs |
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nuptial plumage |
brilliant mating season plumage exhibited by some birds, usually males |
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oviparous |
animals whose eggs develop outside the mothers body |
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ovoviviparous |
animals whose eggs develop within the mother's oviduct |
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parturition |
the process of giving birth |
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pen |
a female swan |
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piglet |
a young pig |
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pouch |
fold of skin for carrying young on abdomen of female narsupial |
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placenta |
organ within the gravid uterus, expelled after birthing |
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polyestrous |
having more than one estrous period per year |
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pregnancy |
condition in which offspring develop in the female uterus |
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prepuce |
protective sheath covering the penis |
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pullet |
female chicken less than one year old |
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pup |
a young dog; a young seal |
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queen |
a mature, entire female cat used for breeding |
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ram |
a male, entire, sexually mature sheep (about six months or older) |
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rooster |
a male chicken |
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shoat |
a pig under one year old |
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sire |
the male parent of any quadruped, especially a horse |
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sow |
a female pig |
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spay |
to remove the ovaries and uterus; to neuter a female animal |
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squab |
a fledgling pigeon |
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stag |
a male deer |
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stallion |
a male horse |
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steer |
a neutered bull |
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stud |
a male horse used for breeding |
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torn |
a male cat or turkey |
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umbilical cord |
vessel connecting the fetus to the placenta |
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vagina |
female passage for copulation and birthing |
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viviparous |
giving birth to live young developed in the uterus |
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vixen |
a female fox |
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wether |
a neutered ram or billy goat |
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whelp (noun) |
the young of a dog |
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whelp (verb) |
giving birth to, said especially of dogs |
