| Generic Name
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| Female
| Young
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Mammals
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| Cattle
| Bull
| Cow
| Calf
| Herd / Kine
| Mostly farmed for milk and meat (called beef).
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| Deer (Deer)
| Stag
| Doe
| Fawn
| Herd
| Deer are farmed for their meat on special deer farms in the UK.
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| Dog(s)
| Dog
| Bitch
| Puppy
| Pack (a group of puppies is called a litter)
| Mostly farmed for work, protection and herding. Dog is not eaten in the UK.
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| Donkey
| Jack
| Jenny
| Colt
| Drove
| Mostlly raised for pleasure. Donkey meat is not eaten in the UK.
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| Goat(s)
| Billy
| Nanny
| Kid
| Flock
| Mostly farmed for milk and cheese. Not many people eat goat meat in the UK.
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| Horse(s)
| Stallion
| Mare
| Foal
| Herd
| Mostly farmed for work, leisure or sport (riding etc). Not many people in the UK would knowingly eat horse meat, although there is a trade for pet meat.
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| Pig(s)
| Boar
| Sow
| Piglet
| Litter
| Mostly farmed for its meat (called pork).
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| Sheep
| Ram
| Sheep
| Lamb
| Flock
| Mostly farmed for wool and meat (called lamb).
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Birds
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| Chicken(s)
| Cockerel
| Hen
| Chick
| Brood
| Farmed for its meat and eggs. A farm that only raises birds is a poultry farm.
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| Duck(s)
| Drake
| Hen
| Duckling
| Brace
| A wild fowl and a farmed bird. Mostly farmed for its meat.
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| Goose (Geese)
| Gander
| Goose
| Gosling
| Gaggle
| A wild fowl and a farmed bird. Mostly farmed for its meat.
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| Bee(s)
| Drone
| Queen / Worker
| Larva
| Swarm
| Bees are farmed for their honey. A bee farm is often called an apiary. Someone who keeps bees is usually called a beekeeper.
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Fish
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| Salmon
| Jack
| Hen
| Fry
| Shoal
| Yes, salmon is farmed in the UK.
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| Trout
| Jack
| Hen
| Fry
| Shoal
| Yes, there are trout farms in the UK too.
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