Terminology
In animal fancy, human breeders have specialized words for breeding animals in some species:
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- Cat: Stud (male) and queen (female)
- Cattle: Bull (male) and heifer or cow (female)
- Dog: Stud (male) and brood bitch (female)
- Horse: Stallion (male) and mare (female)
- Pigeon: cock (male) and hen (female)
- Sheep: Ram (male) and ewe (female)
- Goat: Buck ( Male of Goat ) Doe ( Female )
- Guinea Pig: boar (male) sow (female)
These should not be confused with the words for the parents of offspring (i.e. sire and dam) or with the words for male and female of the species (i.e. dog and bitch). These terms specifically apply only to animals bred intentionally by serious animal breeders.
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