1851 Animal Species

Code identifying the type of animal used to produce the food product

Type
Identifier (ID)
Length
Min 3 / Max 3
Codes
CodeDescription
ALGAlligator
A crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.
ALPAlpaca
A long-haired domesticated South American mammal related to the llama.
ANTAntelope
A common name referring to many species of even-toed ruminants that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.
APEApe
A large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons.
ASSAss
A domesticated member of the horse family.
BERBear
Mammals of the family Ursidae.
BFCBeefalo/Cattalo
A hybrid animal of a cross between cattle and buffalo.
BORBoar
A wild relative of the domestic pig.
BUFBuffalo
A large bovine animal, frequently used as livestock.
CAFCalf/Veal
A general term for a juvenile member of any species of domestic cattle which is intentionally raised to be processed at a young age.
CAPCapon
A cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food.
CATCat
A small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws.
CKNChicken
A domesticated fowl.
CMLCamel
Even-toed ungulates within the genus Camelus.
COKCockerel
A male chicken.
COWCow
A domesticated member of the subfamily Bovinae.
CRCCrocodile
Any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae.
DERDeer
Ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae.
DKLDuckling
A young duck.
DOGDog
A domesticated form of the wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora.
DUKDuck
Aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese.
ELKElk/Wapiti
A red deer of a large race native to North America, North Asia and North Europe.
EMUEmu
A flightless bird, native to Australia, which looks similar to the ostrich.
EROEuropean robin
A small thrush related to the chats, typically having a brown back with red on the breast or other colorful markings.
FINFinch
A seed-eating songbird that typically has a stout bill and colorful plumage in the order Fringillidae.
FOLFowl
Non-domesticated birds in general, but usually refers to birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the game or land fowl and the waterfowl.
FRGFrog
Amphibians in the order Anura.
GFLGuinea fowl
An insect- and seed-eating, ground-nesting bird resembling a partridge.
GNUGnu
A large, hoofed mammal that lives in Africa. Also known as Wildebeest.
GOSGoose
A bird belonging to the family Anatidae.
GOTGoat
A member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep.
GRSGrouse
A ground-nesting bird heavily built like other Galliformes such as chickens.
GUPGuinea pig
A tailless South American rodent.
HARHare
A herbivorous mammal belonging to the genus Lepus, which is distinguished from rabbits.
HENHen
A female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.
HORHorse
A hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae.
INVInvertebrate
A paraphyletic group of animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column.
KANKangaroo
A large, plant-eating marsupial with a long, powerful tail and strongly developed hind limbs.
LAMLamb
A young domestic sheep.
LDSLand Snail
A member of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage and live on land.
LLALlama
A domesticated South American camelid.
MONMonkey
A common name referring to certain groups or species of simian mammals.
MOSMoose
The largest extant species in the deer family.
MUTMutton
The flesh of sheep, especially mature sheep, used as food.
OSTOstrich
Large flightless bird native to Africa.
OXXOx
An adult castrated male of any domesticated species of cattle.
PGNPigeon
A bird in the family Columbidae.
POKPork
Meat from the domestic pig.
PRTPartridge
A medium-sized bird, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails.
PSNPoussin
A young chicken, less than 28 days old at slaughter.
PSTPheasant
A bird in the subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
QULQuail
Several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family.
RATRat
A medium-sized, long-tailed rodent of the superfamily Muroidea.
RBBRabbit
A small mammal in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha.
REHRhea
A large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with grayish-brown plumage.
RNDReindeer/Caribou
An Arctic- and Subarctic-dwelling deer, widespread and numerous across the Arctic and Subarctic.
RSDRoe Deer
A deer species of Europe, Asia Minor, and Caspian coastal regions.
SHFShellfish
A colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms.
SHPSheep
A small ruminant, usually with a crimped hair called wool and often with horns forming a lateral spiral.
SNKSnake
Elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.
SNPSnipe
Any of nearly 20 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae.
SPRSparrow
Small passerine birds in the family Passeridae.
SQBSquab
A culinary term for an immature domestic pigeon, typically under four weeks old.
SQRSquirrel
An agile, tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail.
STRStarling
A gregarious songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly colored.
TRKTurkey
A large bird in the genus Meleagris.
TRSThrush
Plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized passerine bird.
TRTTurtle
A reptile characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.
VENVenison
The flesh of the deer family or other animals with antlers.
WBFWater buffalo
A large, black, domesticated buffalo with heavy, swept-back horns, used as a beast of burden throughout the tropics.
WDCWoodcock
The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus Scolopax.
YAKYak
A long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and as far north as Mongolia.
ZEBZebra
An African wild horse with black-and-white stripes and an erect mane.

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