Swine – a refers to animals in the pig family ; Barrow – a young, castrated male swine ; Boar – a sexually mature male swine ; Gilt – a young female pig ; Hog – a ...

Piglet or baby pig refers to a young pig in its first 14-21 days of life and is still nursing. Shoat is a young hog (not sexually mature) that has been weaned ...

9 нояб. 2023 г. · A young male swine who is not yet able to reproduce is known as a barrow. Barrows are castrated male pigs that are typically raised for meat ...

All 4H female pigs are considered gilts. Barrow- A castrated male pig. Typically castrated at 2 weeks old, all male 4H pigs are barrows. Weaner pig- A pig ...

Barrow – A castrated male swine. Feeder – A young swine usually between 40 and 70 pounds live weight that is being sold, bought, or held to be fed out to market ...

The term for a young male pig is barrow. Male pigs of breeding age are called boars. A gilt is the name for a female pig before breeding. A sow is the name ...

Sheep: Meat from Sheep Greater than 1 year old. Shoat. Swine: Young Male. Farrowing. Swine: Process of Giving Birth.

Boar – An uncastrated male pig of more than six months of age. Barrow/Hog – castrated male. Baconer – A pig reared to produce bacon.

FEMALE PIGSare called gilts or sows. MALE PIGSare called boars or barrows. A litter refers to the baby pigs born to a sow at one time.