Domestication
Domestication
What is the process of adapting wild animals for human use.
Two name naming system
What is binomial nomenclature
A group of domestic animals defined by a set of desirable traits that are distinct from others of the same species
What is breed?
Breast or lower chest area in front of the forelegs
What is the brisket.
The lower cheek and jaw area
What are jowls?
Three purposes for domesticating wild animals
What are: food, work, clothing, medicine, companionship
The language of scientific names
What is Latin?
Gilt
What is a young or immature female swine
Pin
What is the pelvic bones on either side of the tail
The upper rear leg area on the hindquarters
What is the ham?
The region of the world where domestication likely began
What is the Middle East
The scientific name for cattle commonly found in the Flint Hills
What is Bos taurus?
A castrated male bovine of any age
What is a steer
Bundle of long hair on the tail
What is the switch?
Joint on the hind leg that corresponds to human knee
What is the stifle?
The type of animal that was likely domesticated first
What are dogs?
The two classification levels used for scientific names
What are: Genus and species
A castrated male swine
What is a barrow?
Joint on the hind leg that bends backwards
What is the hock?
The top of the head
What is the poll?
Type of animal domesticated to help with work and travel
What is horse or camel
List, in order, the entire classification system
What is: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Farrowing
The process of giving birth in pigs
Joint on the front leg equivalent to the wrist in humans
What is the knee?
The ridge between the shoulders-- the tallest point on an animal
What is the withers?