Animal Science and Livestock Production Flashcards
What is animal husbandry
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The art of breeding, feeding, care and management and marketing
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processing of animals and their products for the purpose of obtaining a profit from the enterprise
It is the art of breeding, feeding, care and management and marketing and processing of animals and their products for the purpose of obtaining a profit from the enterprise
Animal Husbandry
It refers to the total store of knowledge relative to the breeding, feeding, care and management of animals and the marketing and processing of animals and their products as gained through practical experience and research methods.
Animal Science
What is animal science?
- The total store of knowledge relative to the breeding, feeding, care and management of animals.
and - The marketing and processing of animals and their products as gained through practical experience and research methods.
Difference of Animal Husbandry and Animal Science
• Animal husbandry was based on common sense and proven practices handed down from one generation to another
•Animal science is based on scientific testing and experimentation.
What is Early Domestication
the process of adapting animal behavior to fit human needs
it is the process of adapting animal behavior to fit human needs
Early Domestication
Humans began domesticating animals more than 10,000 years ago beginning with ________?
dogs
________________ were the first food animals to be domesticated followed by ________, possibly to dispose of table scraps and waste products.
Ruminants (cattle, sheep and goats)
pigs
Horses and cattle were domesticated primarily for __________ and ________ purposes.
transportation and draft work
Domestication involves more than simply taming. Animals are considered to be domesticated when:
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•they are kept for a distinct purpose
•humans control their breeding
•their survival depends on humans
•they develop traits that are not found in the wild
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In return, the animals received _________ and a constant _________.
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• Contain animals with the right temperament
• Have a steady food supply
• Use animals for companionship, religious purposes and draft work
protection, food supply
Selective breeding occurred as humans got rid of animals with __________, not allowing them to _________.
undesirable traits, reproduce
A ___________ is an animal which tolerates the presence of humans.
tame animal
__________ is a degree to which an animal
accepts humans.
Tameness
Degrees of Domestication
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- Wild
- Raised in captivity/Captured from wild
- Raised Commercially/Captive or Semidomesticated
- Feral
- Hybrid
Determine what type of degree of domestication is describe below.
- Full life without human intervention
- Nurtured by humans but indistinguishable from wild relatives
- Ranched or farmed for profit but indistinguishable from wild relatives
- Wild
- Raised in Captivity/Captured from wild
- Raised Commercially/Captive or Semidomesticated
Examples of captured animals that is nurtured by humans but indistinguishable from wild relatives
Cobras for show, Zoo animals
Example of animals that is raised commercially (ranched or farmed) for profit but indistinguishable from wild relatives
Ostrich, buffaloes
Determine what type of degree of domestication is describe below.
- once were under human control but returned to the wild
- a combination of two animals, can be wild, domesticated, or both.
- Feral (ex. mustangs, cats & dogs)
- Hybrid
What food animal was domesticated first? Followed by? _____
- Sheep (domesticated 11,000-15,000 years ago)
- Cattle (domesticated 10,000-15,000 years ago)
These animals were domesticated in the mountains of Southeast Europe and Central/Southwest Asia.
Sheep