Common Species Names - Cavy

Lay people and professionals use terms to describe in one word the status of an animal. The term may relate to the sexual status of an animal (intact or sexually functional, or altered or sexually nonfunctional) or the age status of an animal. Terms have also been derived to denote the process of giving birth and the grouping of animals.

cavy (kā-vē): guinea pigs

boar: intact (not sexually altered) male guinea pig

sow: intact female guinea pig