Introduction to Animal Science



Animal Contributions to Human Needs

List animals that are currently used for production purposes:

_______________ - a process through which nature is _____________, _____________, and

________________.

Animal Science: the ________________ through which _____________ are ________________, and _________________.

It involves ______________, feeding, care and ______________ of animals; ______________ and _____________ of animals and their _____________ based on knowledge gained through practical _____________ and _____________.

Domestication – to ____________ an _______________ for human use

Five requirements for domestication

1. The animal is _____________ and there are clear __________ for which it is kept.

2. The animal’s ______________ is subject to human control.

3. The animal’s __________ depends upon humans.

4. The animal’s ______________ (psychology) is changed in domestication.

5. Morphological (_____________) characteristics have appeared which occur rarely if at all in the wild.

Process of Domestication

Wild ______ Domestic __________

Definitions of Domestication

▪ Wild animal – not ____________ altered by artificial selection for use by humans

▪ Tame wild animal – a wild animal that, through intervention of man, has adapted _________________ so as to be useful to humans.

▪ Exotic animal – a wild animal belonging to a species whose historic native range lies totally outside _________________________________

▪ Domestic animal – an animal that has been genetically altered from the original wild species for use by humans through ______________________

▪ Feral animal – a __________ animal that lives in the ________ with no human assistance

▪ Feral population – a _______________ group of __________ animals

▪ Species – a group of closely related animals that can ___________ and produce _____________offspring

▪ Breed – animals of common _________ with characteristics that distinguish them from other groups within the same ___________

▪ Type – animals of the same ______________ that are grouped according to the __________________ they produce

Classification of Domestic Farm Animals

Scientific Names of Livestock Animals

European Cattle _____________________

Indian Cattle _______________________

Sheep _____________________________

Goats _____________________________

Swine _____________________________

Horse _____________________________

Donkey ___________________________

Rabbit ____________________________

Llama ___________________________

Alpaca ___________________________

Dog _____________________________

Cat ______________________________

Chicken __________________________

Turkey ___________________________

Duck ____________________________

Goose ____________________________

Animal Science Vocabulary

1. Mature male cattle are called _________________.

2. Castrated male cattle are called ________________.

3. Mature female cattle are called ________________.

4. Immature female cattle are called ______________.

5. Newborn cattle are called _______________.

6. A group of cattle is called a _______________.

7. Mature male sheep are called __________________.

8. Castrated male sheep are called ________________.

9. Mature female sheep are called _______________.

10. Immature female sheep are called ______________.

11. Newborn sheep are called _________________.

12. A group of sheep is called a _________________.

13. Mature male swine are called __________________.

14. Castrated male swine are called ____________.

15. Mature female swine are called _____________.

16. Immature female swine are called ___________.

17. Newborn swine are called ________________.

18. A group of swine is called a _______________.

19. A mature male horse is called a _____________.

20. An immature male horse is called a _________.

21. A castrated male horse is called a ___________.

22. A mature female horse is called a ___________.

23. An immature female horse is called a ________.

24. A newborn horse is called a _____________.

25. A group of horses is called a _______________.

| |Cattle |Sheep |Goats |Swine |Poultry |Horse |

|Species | | | | | | |

|Group | | | | | | |

|Adult Male | | | | | | |

|Adult Female | | | | | | |

|Young Male | | | | | | |

|Young Female | | | | | | |

|Newborn | | | | | | |

|Castrated Male | | | | | | |

|Offspring with dam | | | | | | |

|Birthing | | | | | | |

|Mating | | | | | | |

___________ - an actual material provided by an ____________ that can be _____________, ______________, or used.

Service - a _____________ provided by an animal

Functions of Livestock

Food

Examples

•

•

•

Clothing

Examples

•

•

•

•

Power

Examples

•

•

•

•

Recreation

Examples

•

•

•

Mainstream Domestic Animals

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Non-Traditional Livestock Animals

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Purposes and/or Types of Livestock

Cattle

•

•

•

•

Sheep

•

•

•

•

Swine

•

•

•

Horses

•

•

•

•

•

Poultry

•

•

•

•

Why Farmers and Ranchers Use Livestock

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Ruminants

•

•

• Examples

Non-Ruminants ( _____________ )

•

•

• Examples

Contributions to Food Needs:

1. Vegetarianism –

2. Rising Population Pressures –

3. Meat –

4. Milk –

5. Over 85% of the world population desires food of animal origin in their diets

6. As per capita income increases . . .

Food Source Calories Expended

Hunting Game

Soybeans

Range Lamb

Corn

Range Beef

Coastal Fishing

Poultry

Hogs

Forage Fed Beef

Feedlot Beef

Top States in Livestock Production

Beef Cattle Production

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Dairy Cattle Production

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Sheep Production

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Goat Production

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Swine Production

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Poultry Production (L)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Poultry Production (B)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Turkey Production

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

# of Farms and Ranches

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Land in Farms/Ranches

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Utah’s Rank ______

Utah’s Rank in Other Areas

Mink Production _______

Trout Production _______

Honey Produced _______

-----------------------

Calories of Cultural or Fossil Fuel Expended per Calorie of Food Produced

Food Source Calories Expended

Hunting Game ______________

Soybeans ______________

Range Lamb ______________

Corn ______________

Range Beef ______________

Coastal Fishing ______________

Poultry ______________

Hogs ______________

Forage Fed Beef ______________

Feedlot Beef ______________

Feed Conversion Values for Meat Producing Animals

Animal Species lbs. Feed/lb. Gain

Sheep ___________

Cattle ___________

Swine ___________

Turkeys ___________

Chickens (Broilers) ___________

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download