Domestication Of Animals Flashcards
Domesticstion of animals started?
12,000 years ago
Dogs are mainly used for?
Hunting
2 types of dogs?
- wild
- domestic
Dogs are used to be found in?
Cave in iraq
How dogs are domesticated?
Because we associate with animals
Domestication is different from?
Taming
The difference between domestication and taming is that?
Domestication takes time
reason why humans started domestication on dogs:
- use animals for draught purposes
- Use animals for pets or companions
- To create a resource of food
Characteristics of undomesticated animals:
- wild instincts need to be calm
- Some animals are nervous
- They always try to escape
- It is hard too control them even if the escape is impossible
are resistance to diseases and full of energy
Undomesticated animals ( wild animals )
Information that made for domestication:
- they grow and mature quickly making them efficient to farm
- They breed easily and can undergo fast fertility
- They implant plant base diet makes them not expensive
- They can adopt to changes conditions
- They live herds - easy to control
said to be a cattle that is milk type
Bos Taurus
meat type
Bosindicus
The gestation period for domestic cattle typically lasts around?
283 days, which is approximately 9 months.
The term for young cattle is?
calf
Domestication for cattle’s began?
10500 years ago
What is an omnivorous mammal commonly found on farms?
Domestic pig
What is the typical lifespan of historical pigs?
15 to 20 years
Pigs were separately domesticated in?
china
sheep were domesticated around?
11,000 to 9,000 years
Among the 1st animals to be domesticated
Sheeps
Purpose for domestication of sheep?
Meat, milk and skins
Characteristics of sheep:
- Diverse appetite
- rapid maturity
- Willingness to breed
- Sociality
- Strong nerves
- Conforms to social hierarchy
What is the typical range and average duration of the gestation period for small ruminant animals, such as goats?
The gestation period for small ruminant animals, such as goats, typically ranges from 145 to 155 days, with an average of 150 days.
Why is it risky to use scientific approach for a sow if her pregnancy is less than 119 days long?
It’s risky because a pregnancy shorter than 119 days could lead to problems, and using scientific approach might not be safe or accurate in this situation.
