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TABLE 6.2
Signalment Terms for Males, Females, and Offspring
Animal Male Female Altered Offspring
Dog Dog Bitch – Pup, puppy
Cat Tom Queen – Kitten, kitty
Rabbit Buck Doe Kits
Ferret Hob Jill Female – sprite Kits
Male – gib
Guinea pig Boar Sow – Pup
Hamster Buck Doe – Pup
Gerbil Buck Doe – Pup
Mouse Buck Doe – Pup, pinkie
Rat Buck Doe – Pup, pinkie, kitten
Horse Stallion, stud Mare, dam Male – gelding Foal
Male – colt
Female – filly
Up to 2 years
Donkey Jack Jenny Male – gelding Same as adults
Mule John Molly Male – gelding Mule colt
Mule filly
Cattle Bull Cow Male – steer Calf
Heifer – before first calf
Sheep Buck, ram Ewe Male – wether Lamb
Goat Ram, billy Doe, nanny Male – wether Kid
Pig Boar Sow Male – barrow Piglet
Gilt – before first litter
Chicken Rooster, cock Hen Male – capon Chicks
Pullet – >1 year of age
Turkey Tom Hen – Poult
Duck Drake Duck, hen – Ducklings
Goose Gander Goose, hen – Gosling
Llama/alpaca Sire Dame Male – gelding Cria

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FIGURE 6.1 (a) Arctic fox and (b) red fox. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iceland‐1979445_(cropped_3).jpg and https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vulpes_vulpes_sitting.jpg. Public domain.