IV. 

 THE COLT. 



The animal is a foal, irrespective of sex, from birtli until 

 weaned; a weanling', when weaned, nntil it becomes a yearling. 

 The male animal is a colt nntil the month. is made or nntil cas- 

 trated; cnstoni has, however, accepted the first indication of the 

 corner teeth, or fonr years, as the age at which he becomes a 

 horse ; a gelding, after castration, at any age ; a horse, or stallion, 

 after the month is made, or earlier, if he stands for serv^ice; a 

 ridgling, if one testicle has not descended to the scrotnm. The 

 female is a filly nntil the month is made or nntil bred; a mare, 

 after the month is made, or soo'ier, if bred. 



The ass is a foal nntil weaned; after that the male animal is a 

 jack; the female animal is a jenny. The male mnle is known as 

 a jack mnle irrespective of gelding, and the female as a jenny 

 mnle. The hybrid foal of the male ass and the mare is the trne 

 mnle. That between the stallion and the female ass is called the 

 hinny. 



Cattle. — The animal is calf nntil six months old, the natnral 

 time for weaning; a bnllock or bnll is the male animal; a steer 

 is the castrated male cattle. He is called an ox calf or bnll calf 

 nntil twelve months old; a steer nntil he is fonr years old, and 

 after that an ox or bnllock. A stag is a castrated male; a heifer 

 is a female nntil bred, or nntil the month is made; a cow is the 

 female after breeding, or when the month is made. 



Sheep. — The animal is a lamb nntil a year old; a ram or a tnp 

 when over eighteen months old, and has its first intermediate 

 permanent teeth. A ewe, when female over eighteen months 

 old and with its first temporary teeth. A wether, when a cas- 

 trated male. A hog, hogget, is the young sheep before it has 

 been shorn. 



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