Ovine only refers to sheep 15:04 Jan 7, 2011
I believe that in a certain technical register, the following terms can be used:
bovine animals = cattle ovine animals = sheep caprine animals = goats porcine animals = pigs
So I still maintain that English lacks a generic term for both sheep and goats. If you look at the EU report which you have quoted, you will see that it refers to ovines and caprines, because no one single term will give this meaning.
I personally think it would sound a little strange to call an official body "The Department/Office of Bovine, Ovine and Caprine Husbandry". These terms belong in scientific reports.
Just my view. |