The Animal Science Industry

​THE ANIMAL SCIENCE IMDUSTRY

• Animal science is the production, use and care of animals

• Historically meant study of farm animals

• Today animal science covers all domestic animals including livestock, poultry, companion animals and captive animals (zoo).

• ​All humans are affected by animals in some way.

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​Animal uses.

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ANIMAL USES:

​Most Common Uses Are:

• Food

• Clothing

• Labor

• Companionship

​Less Common Uses:

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• Medical research

• Education

• By-products (parts used in cosmetics and other consumer products)

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A hunting dog is what kind of animal use?

• companionship

• medical research

• work

• clothing

Animal Science Topics

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1. animal breeds and breeding

2. nutrition

3. health care

4. anatomy and physiology

5. genetics

6. growth

7. training

8. housing

9. behavior

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1. welfare

2. ethics

3. safety

4. handling and restraint

5. classification

​Animal production is the most important. This involves the science and business of producing, processing and marketing of meat, dairy, eggs, fur and animal by=products.

Types of animal categories in Animal Science:

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​Livestock: animals bred and raised for commercial use or pleasure

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animals used for pleasure and entertainment​

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companion animal​

​animal not traditionally used for production or companion animal

​​Exotic animal

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​animals kept in zoos, aquariums, wild animal parks

​​captive animal

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​Some animals can be considered in two or more categories

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This is an example of:

• companion/pet animal

• exotic animal

• livestock

• captive animal

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These turkeys are considered:

• livestock

• captive animals

• wild animals

• exotic

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LLamas are considered:

• livestock

• exotics

• captive

• companion

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Dogs are considered

• livestock

• companion

• exotic

• captive

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This ball python is considered

• exotic

• captive

• companion

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These American alligators can be considered

• exotic

• companion

• captive

• livestock

​ANIMAL DOMESTICATION

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here is the breakdown of important domesticated animals in order:​

​Domesticated about 32,000 years ago. We will discuss how dogs and humans co-evolved.

Scientific name: Canis lupus ​familiarus

​Dogs

​Canis lupus, Grey wolf

Still exists today.​

​Ancestor:

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What was the first animal to be domesticated?

• horse

• dog

• goat

• turkey

​10,000BC

​(Capra hircus)

​​Domestic goat

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Ibex, still exists today​

​9000BC

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​​Domestic pig

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​Still exists today and happily running all over Texas :p

​European wild boar

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​9000BC-8500BC

​Domestic sheep

​Still exsists today

​​Mouflon

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​8000BC in both Europe and Asia.

European cattle ancestor the aouroch is extinct​. Last one killed in 1627.

Used for work at first (all that horses came to do later)​

​Cattle

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​other cattle ancestor and still present today mostly in India

​​Zebu

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​6000BC

​​Chicken

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​Still found today in south Asia

​Jungle fowl

​3500BC

Central Asia​

​​Domestic horse

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​Hunted to exticntion

​Extinct wild horse

​1500BC

​​Domestic ferret

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​Doing fine today

​European polecat

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​360AD

Heavy changes in physical compared to wild turkey​

​​Domestic turkey

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​A North and South American species only

​Wild turkey

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​600AD

Very different from ancestor​

​​Domestic rabbit

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​Still common today

​​Iberian rabbit

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​Other animals have been domesticated, a partial list below:

• Chinchilla

• Guinea pig

• Both camel species

• Ducks

• European mouse and Black rat

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This tiger is domesticated or tame?

• domesticated

• tame

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Who was responsible from lifting mankind from hunter-gatherer to agricultural

(Civilized)

• cattle

• horses

• dogs

• ferrets

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This is the ancestor for

• sheep

• goats

• cattle

• horses

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Ancestor for the domestic chicken?

• quail

• turkey

• jungle fowl

• rock dove

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Which ancestor is running rampant all over Texas?

• European polecat

• European wild boar

• European arochs

• European hedgehog