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==Terminology for neutered animals== A specialized vocabulary is used in [[animal husbandry]] and [[animal fancy]] for neutered (castrated) animals: {{glossary}} {{term |1=barrow}} {{defn |1=[[Pig]] castrated before maturity.<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=bullock}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[Working animal|draft animal]].<ref name = "Campbell 1990">{{cite book|last1=Campbell|first1=Joseph K.|title=Dibble sticks, donkeys, and diesels : machines in crop production|date=1990|publisher=International Rice Research Institute|location=Manila, Philippines|isbn=9789711041854}}</ref>}} {{term |1=[[capon]]}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[chicken]].<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=[[gelding]]}} {{defn |1=Male castrated horse,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hasheider|first1=P|last2=Johnson|first2=S|title=The Complete Illustrated Guide to Farming|date=2014|publisher=MBI Publishing Company|isbn=9781627881371|page=85}}</ref> or donkey.}} {{term |1=gib}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[cat]],<ref name="Vanhorn 2012">{{cite book|last1=Vanhorn|first1=B|last2=Clark|first2=R|page=123|title=Veterinary Assisting Fundamentals & Applications|date=2012|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=9781133417040}}</ref> or [[ferret]].<ref name="Romich 2013">{{cite book|last1=Amundson Romich|first1=J|title=An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology|chapter=Chapter 5: What's in a name|date=2013|pages=115β126|publisher=Cengage Learning|edition=4th|isbn=9781133709459}}</ref>}} {{term |1=havier}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[deer]].<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Peek|editor1-first=Hedley|editor2-last=Aflalo|editor2-first=Frederick George|title=The Encyclopaedia of Sport, Volume 1|date=1897|publisher=Lawrence and Bullen|location=London|page=573|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZE-AQAAMAAJ}}</ref>}} {{term |1=lapin}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[rabbit]].<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=[[ox]]}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[Working animal|draft animal]].<ref name = "Campbell 1990"/>}} {{term |1=spay}} {{defn |1=Female neutered cat.<ref name="Vanhorn 2012"/>}} {{term |1=poulard}} {{defn |1=Female spayed chicken.<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=sprite}} {{defn |1=Female neutered [[ferret]].<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=steer}} {{defn |1=Male [[cattle]] castrated before maturity.<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=stag}} {{defn |1=Male [[cattle]] or pig castrated after maturity.<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{term |1=wether}} {{defn |1=Male castrated [[goat]] or [[sheep]].<ref name="Romich 2013"/>}} {{glossary end}}
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