A mare is a female horse. A stallion is an intact male horse that can breed. A gelding is a male horse that has been castrated and cannot breed. A foal is a baby horse (a colt is a male baby horse and a filly is a female baby horse). Horses can live between 25 - 30 years.
Llamas, alpacas, vicuas, and guanacos are all members of the Camelid family. The guanaco is the wild ancestor of the llama, while the vicua is the wild ancestor of the alpaca. Both guanacos and vicuas are endangered and protected from hunting in their native range in the Andes.
Poultry encompasses many types of birds, including small birds such as quail, pigeons, pheasants, guinea fowl, chickens, ducks, peafowl, geese, turkey, and larger birds such as ostrich and emus.
Rabbits can be raised for meat, wool and fur. New Zealand White (NZW) and the Californian are two common meat breeds. Angora is a common wool breed, that is also bred for meat. American Chinchilla and Rex are two common breeds that are raised for fur. Cavies are usually just raised for meat.
In sheep, a ewe is a mature female sheep and a ram is a mature male sheep. A lamb is an immature sheep, less than 1 year of age. A wether is a castrated male sheep. A group of sheep is called a herd or flock. Sheep can live up to about 10 - 12 years old.
Pigs (or swine) are commonly raised for meat production. In pigs, a sow is a mature, female animal who has had a least one litter of piglets. Farrowing is the process of a a sow giving birth to piglets (baby, immature pigs). A gilt is a female pig that hasn't had a litter of piglets.
Good water quality is important for many reasons, including providing drinking water for humans and our animals, creating habitat for fisheries, and providing other ecosystem services. Thoughtful and careful land stewardship will keep water in good quality.
Small acreage landowners in California can face challenges with pests, predators, and weeds on their land. A pest is any undesirable animal species in an area. A predator is any animal that threatens, kills, or eats livestock. A weed is any undesirable plant species in an area.
Las aves de corral engloban muchos tipos de pjaros, incluidas aves pequeas como codornices, palomas, faisanes, gallinas de Guinea, gallinas, patos, pavo real, gansos, pavos y aves ms grandes como avestruces y emes.
Una yegua es un caballo hembra. Un semental es un caballo macho intacto que puede cruzarse. Un caballo castrado es un caballo macho que ha sido castrado y no puede cruzarse. Un potro es una cra de caballo (un potrillo es una cra de caballo macho y una potrilla es una cra de caballo hembra).
