A boar refers to which description?

• A. A young, castrated male swine
• B. A female domestic goat under one year
• C. A sexually mature male swine
• D. A young just weaned pig

Answer: (C)

A boar is the intact, sexually mature male pig. In pig terminology, animals are named by both sex and age: a castrated young male is a barrow, a young female that hasn’t farrowed yet is a gilt, and an adult female that has farrowed is a sow. A young pig that has just been weaned is a piglet or weaner. So the description that fits a boar is the sexually mature male capable of breeding, not a young animal, not a castrated male, and not a different species.