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domesticated species
animals that are genetically changed to meet our needs
anthropomorphism
attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings
symbiosis
relationship where both parties benefit and may depend on each other for basic needs
what brought England to economic power in the 18th century?
sheep and wool
Where does “Wallstreet” get its name?
a wall was built in relation to cattle trade
Agriculture began during what era of history?
Neolithic Era
agriculture
the conscious production of biological products to meet human needs
How did the bond between humans and animals contribute to the development of civilization?
freed time from division of labor, development of humanities, animals provided products meeting human needs
Warp and Woof
Willham described societal integrity woven by the relationship between humans and animals
Learned Behaviors
habituation, conditioning, extinction, imprinted
Innate Behaviors
ingestive, eliminative, shelter seeking, investigative, agonistic, sexual, mother to offspring, social organization/dominance hierarchy, gregarious
Habituation
learned behavior - desensitization
Conditioning
learned behavior - associative (cue, response, reward)
Extinction
learned behavior - reinforcement not continued
Imprinted
learned behavior - independent of consequences
Eliminative
innate behavior - territorial
Agonistic
innate behavior - fight/aggression
Gregarious
flocking behavior
New pigs are mixed in a pen and scratch, bite, and bruise each other
Social organization and dominance hierarchy
A ewe adopts a new lamb after birth, but also shuns a strange lamb not born to her
Mother-young relational
A stallion defecates in a pattern around the pasture
Eliminative
A dog scratches and whines at the door as a thunderstorm approaches
Shelter seeking
A horse looks for a hole in the pen
Investigative
Ethology
study of animal behavior
Repeated presentations of car noise and traffic cause police horses to ignore these stimuli in its work
habituation
Search dogs are systemically offered their favorite toy when they find the ‘victim’
conditioning
Baby ducks follow a noise heard right after hatching as if it is their ‘mother’
imprinting
Disease
a difference from normal
Cornflake-shaped skin cells that search dogs pick up the unique scent
skin rafts
What is the dominant country in aquaculture production?
China
Who first promoted agriculture coursework in US colleges?
Franklin
Period during the estrous cycle of female mammals during which they are ready to accept a male and to mate
estrus
Practice of determining when an animal is in estrus.
heat detection
the process of delivering an offspring
parturition
the avian behavior of setting a clutch of eggs and caring for the chicks immediately after hatching
brooding
analogous to estrus (not estrous)
heat
adjective used to denote the reproductive cycle spanning heat to heat
estrous cycle
Concepts of low stress handling
flight zone, blind spot, flight distance
Breed of dog used by the Bedouin for the purpose of hunting rabbits
Saluki
Active. Alert. Remarkable instincts in water and woods. Actively participate in hunting and other field activities. Require regular vigorous exercise.
Sporting
Search/rescue dog that works ‘heads up’, following a fresh scent and requires a scent article
trailing
