Industry Importance
Which state produces and slaughters the most hogs?
Iowa
Castration
Removal of a male animal's testicles to eliminate offspring production.
What is binomial nomenclature?
A two-name classifying system for naming.
Domestication Definition
Process of adapting animals for human use.
What is an animal by-product?
Secondary or incidental products not directly consumed from the animal but created from the material left over from the slaughter process.
Cattle: Young Female
Heifer
What are animals classified by scientifically?
Unique physical traits.
Why were animals domesticated?
Steady food supply and animal labor.
What did animals become through trading at the beginning of domestication?
A form of currency.
Swine: Young Male (Intact)
Shoat
As producers, how do we classify livestock?
By use (meat production, labor, dairy production).
What must an animal be able to do in captivity as a successfully domesticated species?
Breed in captivity.
What did domestication allow humans to begin doing? (2 things)
Stabilize food supply and create settlements.
Horse: Castrated Young Male
Gelding
What is the difference between a species and a breed?
Breeds are a breakdown of species.
When and where are the first signs of domestication from?
10,000 years ago in Mesopotamia
What are the 4 benefits of livestock to humans?
Basic needs, currency, companionship, and sport.
Swine Scientific (Modifier) Name
Porcine
What is the hierarchy of classification?
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Sub-Order - Family - Genus - Species
What are domesticated animals used for?
Food, work, clothing, companionship, and medicine.