| A | B |
|---|
| castrated male pig | barrow |
| castrated male sheep | wether |
| castrated male goat | wether |
| castrated male beef | steer |
| immature female pig | gilt |
| immature female sheep | ewe lamb |
| immature female goat | doeling |
| immature female beef | heifer |
| mature male pig | boar |
| mature male sheep | ram or buck |
| mature male goat | buck |
| mature male beef | bull |
| mature female pig | sow |
| mature female sheep | ewe |
| mature female goat | doe |
| mature female beef | cow |
| newborn pig | piglet |
| newborn sheep | lamb |
| newborn goat | kid |
| newborn beef | calf |
| birthing process for pigs | farrowing |
| birthing process for sheep | lambing |
| birthing process for goats | kidding |
| birthing process for beef | calving |
| dressing percentage for swine | 74% |
| dressing percent for sheep | 52% |
| dressing percent for goats | 50% |
| dressing percent for beef | 63% |
| ideal market wt for pigs | 250 lbs |
| ideal market wt sheep | 125 lbs |
| ideal market wt goats | depends on the market |
| ideal market wt beef | 1250 lbs |
| loin eye area for swine | 6 sq inches |
| loin eye area for sheep | 2.5 sq inches |
| loin eye area for goats | 1.5 sq inches |
| loin eye area for beef | 12 sq inches |
| avg daily gain for swine | 1.7 lbs |
| avg daily gain for sheep | .7 lbs |
| avg daily gain for goats | .5 lbs |
| avg daily gain for beef | 2.5 lbs |
| feed efficiency for swine | 3 lb feed/ 1 lb gain |
| feed efficiency for sheep | 3 lb feed/ 1 lb gain |
| feed efficiency for beef | 7 lb feed/ 1 lb gain |
| avg fat thickness swine | .75" |
| avg fat thickness sheep | .2" |
| avg fat thickness goats | .04" |
| avg fat thickness beef | .5" |
| gestation length swine | 3 mo 3 wks 3 days or 114 days |
| gestation length sheep | 5 months or 145 days |
| gestation length goats | 5 months or 150 days |
| gestation length beef | 9 months or 283 days |
| estrous cycle swine | 21 days |
| estrous cycle sheep | 17 days |
| estrous cycle goats | 21 days |
| estrous cycle beef | 21 days |
| length of heat period (estrus) swine | 55 hrs |
| length of heat period (estrus) sheep | 32 hrs |
| length of heat period (estrus) goats | 24 hrs |
| length of heat period (estrus) beef | 17 hrs |
| female pig reaches puberty | 6 months |
| female sheep reaches puberty | 8 months |
| female goat reaches puberty | 8 months |
| female beef reaches puberty | 12 months |
| age at weaning swine | 3 weeks |
| age at weaning sheep | 2 months |
| age at weaning goats | 2 months |
| age at weaning beef | 6 months |
| where is fat measured swine | 10th rib |
| where is fat measured sheep | between the 12th & 13th rib |
| where is fat measured goats | 13th rib 1" from the backbone |
| where is fat measured beef | between 12th and 13th rib |
| how long does it take to reach market weight swine | 6 months |
| how long does it take to reach market weight sheep | 6 months |
| how long does it take to reach market weight goats | 6 months |
| how long does it take to reach market weight beef | 18 months |
| normal temperature swine | 102.6 |
| normal temperature sheep | 102.3 |
| normal temperature goats | 102.5 |
| normal temperature beef | 101.5 |
