Animal Domestication
What animal was domesticated in Persia in the Neolithic Age?
Goat
What is a baby goat called?
Kid
Modern Cattle descended from two types: name 1
Bos Taurus or Bos Indicus
What Counties in Minnesota produce the most Turkeys?
Stearns and Kandioya Counties
What State produces the most swine?
Iowa
What animal was domesticated in China in 4900 BC?
Swine
What is a term used to describe an intact male Sheep?
A Ram
Name 1 of the 2 types of pigs from which modern swine descended from?
East Indian Pig or European Wild Boar
What is Minnesota's Number 1 export Livestock Item?
Pork
This Explorer brought the first animals to the new world.
Columbus
What animal was domesticated in Central Asia around 3000 BC?
Horse
A Female cow that has never given birth?
Heifer
List Three major uses covered we have for animals?
Convert feed to food, clothing, power, recreation, conservation, Economic Importance, By Products, Energy
Minnesota leads the US in production of what livestock specie?
Turkey
This explorer brought the first large influx of swine to the US?
DeSoto
What animal was domesticated in China in 1400 BC?
Chicken
What is Domestication?
To adapt the behavior of an animal to fit the needs of people.
Explain how Domestication Occurred?
Early humans hunted wild animals, Beagn to capture and confine them, Selection
What region in Minnesota produces the most swine?
Southern
Which Livestock animal is native to North America?
Bison
What animal is unknown and hasn't been domesticated that long?
Sheep
What is Selection?
Identify and use for breeding purposes those animals with traits which are considered by the breeder to be desirable
Green peas, Sweet Corn, Sugar beets
In what regions of Minnesota are the beef and dairy cattle mainly produced?
SW Section of Minnesota
Why are a lot of top producing livestock states in the central part of the United States?
Geographical Advantage, Climate, Infrastructure, Economic Factors