Zoology
Animal that eats both plants and animals.
What do herbivores primarily eat?
Plants
Two common animal products sold in markets?
Meat and Milk
What is ethology?
scientific study of animal behavior
What is animal husbandry?
The science and practice of breeding, raising, and caring for farm animals.
Ethology is the study of?
Animal Behavior
Main source of energy for animals
Carbohydrates
What does "live weight selling" mean in animal marketing?
Means to seel animals based on their weight while still alive.
What is a habituation in animal behavior?
form of learning where an animal stops responding to a repeated
Process of giving birth in sheep
Lambing
What adaptation allows birds to have a lightweight skeleton for flight?
Hollow bones
Vitamin that is essential for calcium absorption in animals?
Vitamin D
WHat is the purpose of grading livestock before sale?
helps classify animals based on quality to ensure fair pricing.
What is an instinctive behaivor?
Behaivor that is an innate, fixed pattern of behaivor in animals
Two common farm animals raised for milk production
Cows and goats
Which class of animals is characterized by laying eggs, having feathers, and being warm-blooded?
Aves
What role does protein have in an animals body?
Growth
WHat role do middlemen play in animal marketing?
Middlemen connect producers to buyers, helping transport, process, or sell animals or their products.
Term for learning that occurs during a specific time early in an animal's life and is irreversible
Imprinting
The main goal of selective breeding in livestock
To improve desirable traits such as growth, rate, milk yield, or disease resistance.
Organ system that is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients in animals
The circulatory system
What is the term for the measurement of how well and animal converts feed into body mass?
Feed conversion ratio
Difference between wholesale and retail in animal product marketing?
Wholesale sellers sell large quantities to businesses, while retail sells smaller quantities.
What kind of learning occurs when an animal associates one stimulus with another, such as Pavlov's dogs learning to associate a bell with food?
Classical Conditioning
Difference between intensive and extensive farming systems.
It uses high inputs and management to maximize productivity in a small area.