Animal SCIENCE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION Flashcards
Art of breeding, feeding, care, and management and .arresting of animal products for the purpose of making a profit
Animal Husbandry
Feeding, breeding, and care of animals that is gathered form research and experience
Animal Science
Based on common sense
Animal Husbandry
Based on scientific research
Animal science
1st domesticated animal
Dog
First food animals to be domesticated
Ruminants
Domesticated animal whose function is to dispose table scraps and waste products
Pigs
Domesticated animal that is used for work or transportation.
Horses and cattle
How to know if an animal is domesticated?
- They are kept for distinct purpose
- Humans control their breeding
- Survival of the animal depends on humans
- They develop traits that are not found in the wild.
Benefits of Domestication
- Contain animals with the right temperament.
- Have steady food supply
- Use animals for companionship, religious purposes and draft work.
To get rid of undesirable traits within an animal
Selective breeding
Domesticated animal that can’t return to the wild. Domesticated in southeast Europe, central and southwest Asia.
Sheep
What countries is sheep domesticated in?
Greece, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Syria, Yugoslavia, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Romania, Tajikistan, Bulgaria
Domesticated animal used for meat, milk, and labor, but were eventually replaced by horses to do draft work.
Cattle
Cattle is domesticated in the parts of?
Europe, Asia
Originally domesticated for meat and milk, but was later on used for pack and draft work.
Horsed