Question: what is the difference between a goat and a billy goat?
Answer: Goats are a general term for male or female goats. Using the word billy goat means that you are talking about an uncastrated male goat. All Billy goats are goats but not all goats are Billy goats. A Billy goat is a male goat otherwise categorized as a “Ram” goat, as opposed to a “Doe or Ewe” which is a female goat.