She believes education is key in bridging the gap between farmers and consumers. Michelle Miller, the Farm Babe, is an Iowa-based farmer, public speaker, and writer, who lives and works with her boyfriend on their farm, which consists of row crops, beef cattle, and sheep. Hope youвЂ™ve enjoyed this list of farm-animal terms and learned a little bit about the specifics of each species. Yearling: a male or female horse between 1 and 2 years oldДЇoal: a male or female horse less than a year old Stallion: an intact (not castrated) male horse Kids: a goat under 12 months of age - usually referring to younger, baby goats Layer: a female chicken used for egg productionД«roiler: chickens used for meat production - may be male or femaleД«uck: a male goat that can breed (not castrated)Дoeling: a female goat under one year of ageД«uckling: a male goat under a year of age Lamb: a young sheep, under a year old Image By napocska, Shutterstock Chicken farm termsДЇun fact, a hen can sit on 10 to 12 eggs for three weeks before they hatch!

Calmer dogs and cats are easier to handle. Gilt: a female pig under a year old that has not had a litter of piglets (farrowed) Image courtesy of USDA, Flickr Sheep farm terms The pre-, peri-, and postnatal environments are critical for creating calm, nonreactive animals. Steer: a castrated male bovine, used primarily for beef productionД¬alf: a young bovine under one year of ageДЇun fact, did you know one sow (female pig) can have up to 36 piglets a year?ДЇarrow: When a mother sow gives birth to pigletsД«oar: an intact (not castrated) male swine Heifer: female bovine that has never had a calfД«ull: an intact (not castrated) male bovine, used primarily for breeding Here are some other differentiators between male, female, and baby animals and a couple other fun facts mixed in between! Image By Cameron Watson, Shutterstock Cattle farm termsД«ovine: a wild or domesticated animal that is part of the cattle group (to include bison and buffalo)

So often times you hear the term вЂњdairy cows and beef cattle.вЂќ If youвЂ™re looking at a group of bovines on a dairy farm, you could surely say dairy cows because in order to produce milk, they must have had a calf. In my opinion, the very first word that comes to mind is the word вЂњcow.вЂќ Did you know that the word вЂњcowвЂќ is technically a female bovine who has had a calf? Often times people refer to вЂњcattleвЂќ as вЂњcows,вЂќ but when referencing to a group of bovines - especially in the beef industry - the proper term to use is cattle, since they can be either male or female. There are so many other terms that people might not know when they donвЂ™t have a background in farming, but these are great for those who want to know more about where their food comes from or learn more about the differences in animal terms! We can then make a judgement about adding additional weight at the time of despatch to compensate for travel stress.Are you somewhat new to agriculture or just want to learn more about ag terminology? Below is a little bit of an вЂњAg 101вЂќ lesson in basic farm animal terms that you would hear when talking with any farmer or rancher!ДЄnd thatвЂ™s the first word to understand in the very basics - the average person might not know what the word вЂњagвЂќ means, which is short for agriculture. If size is important we suggest customers order by weight.

Animals generally regain the weight within 48 hours, but this can vary depending on the strain and age of the animals as well as the conditions on the day the animals travel. Travel stress is always a factor and often affects body weight on arrival.This can result in small animals of a particular age range being lighter than animals in a younger age range. We also have the problem that sorting through stock regularly can slow down or stop them growing.We always try and size match stock, but in periods of high sales this may mean that we only have small stock to work with.We always sell the biggest stock first.The use of terms such as weanling, fry, fingerling. Rat weight ranges are obviously much bigger. Both age and body weight (with ranges) are critical parameters to provide for all animal studies. For outbred mice this can easily be 12-15g. For inbred mice this can often result in a 5-6g weight range. Age is based on one week (7 days) of births.Customers should be aware that there are many reasons for variations in body weight, including:

Animal age terms