Sheep/Goat

Chamois

Sheep or Goat skin can be transformed into a soft flexible leather

catgut

The term for goat intestine that is used for surgical sutures

Withers

The withers are located at the tip of the shoulders of both sheep and goats. The animals are measured for height from the withers to the hoof.

Buck

Male goat at any age

Mohair

Mohair is taken from angora goats and is used to make a wooly fabric.

Horn Butt

located on the top of a goat's head and is the dull remainder of the animal's horns

Doe

mature female goat

Ewe

mature female sheep

Mutton

mutton is meat from a sheep of either sex one year old or more.

Pastern

pastern is between the hoof and the dewclaw or fetlock. This is a joint that greatly affects an animal's ability to walk and run and influences the way an animal can carry itself.

wattle

the flaps of skins that hang from a goats neck

Hock

the knee portion of the back leg that connects the upper leg to the foot region

cabrrio

the meat from a milk-raised kid that is 25 to 40 pounds and not castrated

Dock

the producer often cuts the tail at the dock

Ram

A ram is characterized as a male sheep primarily used for breeding

Wether

A wether is a male sheep or goat castrated when it was young.

Yearing

A yearling describes either a male or female sheep or goat at least one year of age but less than two years of age.

Kid

A young goat less than one year of age is identified as a kid

Lamb

A young sheep less than one year of age is called a lamb.

Kidding

Giving birth for goats it is called kidding

Lambbing

Giving birth for sheep it is identified as lambing

Wool

Wool is the soft coat of sheep. It is a major fiber used to make a variety of clothing and textile products