Post by Farmer Nestor on Feb 21, 2010 14:28:22 GMT -8
Goat Raising Terminology (from the book The Phil. Recommends for Goat Farming)
Abortion - premature birth
Ad libitum [/i]- unlimited or liberal feeding
Afterbirth - the placenta and other membrane expelled after delivery of the fetus or young.
Antibiotics - a substance produce by molds, which inhibits growth or kills bacteria.
Browse plants - shrubs or trees nibbled by goats.
Buck - a mature male goat
Buck kid - a male kid
By-pass protein - dietary protein, which has passed or escaped the rumen undegraded
Castration – a surgical operation that removes the primary sex organs (testes)
Cauterize – to burn with a hot iron
Chevon – goat meat
Colostrum – the first milk of the doe after kidding
Concentrates – grains or feeds that are low (less than 18%) in crude fiber, but high in digestible nutrient content
Conception – pregnancy
Docile – easy to manage or handle; tamed
Doe – a mature female goat that has not been kidded
Doe Kid – a female kid
Drench – to give liquid medicine to animals by pouring down the throat of the anima.
Emasculator – an instrument used in castration.
Enteritis – inflammation of the intestine
Estrous cycle (heat cycle) – interval from estrus to the next estrus
Estrus (heat period) – the period when the doe is receptive to mating
Excreta – waste matter such as urine, feces, and sweat expelled by the body of an animal
Fawn – light yellowish brown color
Fodder – feed materials for ruminant animals, either fresh or dried, but usually coarse
Forage – feed materials for ruminants usually with lower nutritive value and digestability than concentrates
Foreleg – the front legs of quadrupeds or animals with four legs
Forequarters – the front region or part of the body of a quadruped, or four legged animal comprising the shoulder and the chest region
Fluke – a flat and leaf like parasite worm. When it infest the liver, it is a liverfluke
Freshen – to kid or give birth to a young
Frog – the soft part of the hoof
General Herd – herd composed of all animals in the farm; bucks, castrated males dry does; and weanlings
Gestation – pregnancy, the period from fertilization to birth
Grades – the offspring of a native or indigenous breed
Heel – back of the foot
Herd – a group of animals kept feeding or traveling together
Hindquarters – the back or posterior region of the animals, including the parts supported by the hind legs
Hooks – the joint in the hind legs of an animals which corresponds to the knee
Hoof – the entire part of the foot of the animal covered by the horny covering
Incision – cut or slit
In-kid – pregnant
Kid – a young goat
Kidding – same as freshening or parturition; giving birth
Lactation Period – the period in which the dam produces milk from the time of delivery of her young
Milk let-down – the voluntary release of milk from the udders of lactating female; also referred to as milk ejection
Maiden doe or virgin doe – a mature female goat ready for breeding
Meconium – first fecal matter of the new born animal
Milking doe – a nursing or lactating female goat
Muzzle – the projecting part of the animal including the mouth, jaws, and nose
Nutrient – applied to any feed constituent, or group of feed constituents of the same general chemical composition that aids in the support of life
Ovulation – shedding of the egg from the ovary
Parturition – the general term for giving birth
Pasture – land with herbage or forage crops for grazing animals
Pendulous – hanging and freely swinging
Polled – naturally hornless
Postpartum – the period after birth
Postpartum breeding – mating after calving or when uterus and other parts of the reproductive system have returned to normal
Progeny – offspring
Pure breed – animals breed from pureblood and are qualified for recognition
Ration – feed allowed for a given animal for a day of 24 hours, whether it is fed at one time or in proportion at different times
Scours – diarrhea
Scrotum – the external bag or pouch that holds the primary sex organs of males
Sole – bottom or under surface of the foot
Stocky – thick-set; sturdy or firm built
Tan – to treat or to change hide or animal skin into leather
Teat – nipple of the udder; the protuberance of an udder through which the milk passes out
Testes – primary sex organ of the male where sperms and male hormones are produce
Tethering – restraining an animal with a rope or chain to allow limited movement
Tunica vaginales – thin membrane covering the testes
Udder – organ in the female animal that secrets milk
Viscera – soft interior organs in the body cavities that include the intestines, heart, lungs etc.
Vulva – outer genital organ of the female animal; the opening into the vagina
Wattle – fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or chin of goats.
Abortion - premature birth
Ad libitum [/i]- unlimited or liberal feeding
Afterbirth - the placenta and other membrane expelled after delivery of the fetus or young.
Antibiotics - a substance produce by molds, which inhibits growth or kills bacteria.
Browse plants - shrubs or trees nibbled by goats.
Buck - a mature male goat
Buck kid - a male kid
By-pass protein - dietary protein, which has passed or escaped the rumen undegraded
Castration – a surgical operation that removes the primary sex organs (testes)
Cauterize – to burn with a hot iron
Chevon – goat meat
Colostrum – the first milk of the doe after kidding
Concentrates – grains or feeds that are low (less than 18%) in crude fiber, but high in digestible nutrient content
Conception – pregnancy
Docile – easy to manage or handle; tamed
Doe – a mature female goat that has not been kidded
Doe Kid – a female kid
Drench – to give liquid medicine to animals by pouring down the throat of the anima.
Emasculator – an instrument used in castration.
Enteritis – inflammation of the intestine
Estrous cycle (heat cycle) – interval from estrus to the next estrus
Estrus (heat period) – the period when the doe is receptive to mating
Excreta – waste matter such as urine, feces, and sweat expelled by the body of an animal
Fawn – light yellowish brown color
Fodder – feed materials for ruminant animals, either fresh or dried, but usually coarse
Forage – feed materials for ruminants usually with lower nutritive value and digestability than concentrates
Foreleg – the front legs of quadrupeds or animals with four legs
Forequarters – the front region or part of the body of a quadruped, or four legged animal comprising the shoulder and the chest region
Fluke – a flat and leaf like parasite worm. When it infest the liver, it is a liverfluke
Freshen – to kid or give birth to a young
Frog – the soft part of the hoof
General Herd – herd composed of all animals in the farm; bucks, castrated males dry does; and weanlings
Gestation – pregnancy, the period from fertilization to birth
Grades – the offspring of a native or indigenous breed
Heel – back of the foot
Herd – a group of animals kept feeding or traveling together
Hindquarters – the back or posterior region of the animals, including the parts supported by the hind legs
Hooks – the joint in the hind legs of an animals which corresponds to the knee
Hoof – the entire part of the foot of the animal covered by the horny covering
Incision – cut or slit
In-kid – pregnant
Kid – a young goat
Kidding – same as freshening or parturition; giving birth
Lactation Period – the period in which the dam produces milk from the time of delivery of her young
Milk let-down – the voluntary release of milk from the udders of lactating female; also referred to as milk ejection
Maiden doe or virgin doe – a mature female goat ready for breeding
Meconium – first fecal matter of the new born animal
Milking doe – a nursing or lactating female goat
Muzzle – the projecting part of the animal including the mouth, jaws, and nose
Nutrient – applied to any feed constituent, or group of feed constituents of the same general chemical composition that aids in the support of life
Ovulation – shedding of the egg from the ovary
Parturition – the general term for giving birth
Pasture – land with herbage or forage crops for grazing animals
Pendulous – hanging and freely swinging
Polled – naturally hornless
Postpartum – the period after birth
Postpartum breeding – mating after calving or when uterus and other parts of the reproductive system have returned to normal
Progeny – offspring
Pure breed – animals breed from pureblood and are qualified for recognition
Ration – feed allowed for a given animal for a day of 24 hours, whether it is fed at one time or in proportion at different times
Scours – diarrhea
Scrotum – the external bag or pouch that holds the primary sex organs of males
Sole – bottom or under surface of the foot
Stocky – thick-set; sturdy or firm built
Tan – to treat or to change hide or animal skin into leather
Teat – nipple of the udder; the protuberance of an udder through which the milk passes out
Testes – primary sex organ of the male where sperms and male hormones are produce
Tethering – restraining an animal with a rope or chain to allow limited movement
Tunica vaginales – thin membrane covering the testes
Udder – organ in the female animal that secrets milk
Viscera – soft interior organs in the body cavities that include the intestines, heart, lungs etc.
Vulva – outer genital organ of the female animal; the opening into the vagina
Wattle – fleshy lobe or appendage hanging down from the throat or chin of goats.
