animal science module 1-5 review

which is the most important meat producing species?

pigs

most popular edible by product?

liver

how much of milk produced is from cattle?

83%

what are the two types of body coverings goats yield?

mohair and chasmere

Examples of inedible slaughter by-products?

Jewelry, tools, fuel, musical instruments

examples of edible slaughter by products?

liver, heart, feet, head meat

animal rights

abolishment, argues for animals to not be used for any purposesa

animal welfare

regulation; taking care and providing for their livestock

3R’s for research

replacement, reduction, refinement

replacement

substitute something else for higher animals

reduction

reduce number of animals needed

refinement

decrease in inhumane procedures

five freedoms of welfare

freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury or disease, freedom to express normal behavior, freedom from fear and distress

three types of goats

dairy goats, fiber-producing goats, meat-producing goats

what are the benefits of multispecies grazing?

they make better use of resources (when sheep are grazing with cows) due to them grazing slightly different forage

Hungry Dogs Protect New Friends (HDPNF)

freedom from hunger and thirst; freedom from discomfort; freedom from pain, injury, or disease; freedom to express normal behavior; freedom from fear and distress

rambouillet, targhee, polypay

ewe breeds

finnish landrace, romanov

specialized ewe breeds

dorset, columbia

dual-purpose sheep breeds

katadin, st. croix, dorper

hair breed sheep

suffolk, hampshire texel

specialized ram breeds

also referred to as orf in sheep and goats?

Contagious Ecthyma; skin disease among young sheep and goats with scabby or crusty sores on their lips

affecting young animals and including nematode parasites in digestive tract

gastrointestinal parasitism

also referred to as contagious abscess, bacterial infection commonly affecting sheep/goats; abscess visible under the skin or internal organs

caseous lymphodents

also referred to as twin lamb disease; common in animals pregnant with twins/triplets where ewes/does are abnormally fat

pregnancy toxemia

fatal disease affection central nervous system of sheep/goats; classified as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)

scarpie; transmitted from ewe to offspring through contact with placenta

disease in sheep and goats that takes 2-5 years after infection to appear, incoordination and tremors of head/neck

scarpie

what are the protein benefits of lamb and goat meat to humans?

lamb: 83% , goat: 42%

nutritional benefits of goat milk to humans

protein 16%, calcium: 41%

the horse industry is a hybrid industry, what factors are in that industry?

agriculture, sports, recration, entertainment

what is the single largest reason people are interested/keep horses?

recreational

what are the categories horses are classified as?

light horses, draft horses, ponies

how is heat detected in horses

thorugh teasing and ultrasonography

6 F’s (6 Necessary Traits to domestication)

Feed, fecund, freaky, friendly, flight, family

feed

easy to obtain adequate food for the animal

fecund

should reach adult size and sexual maturity relative to human lifespan

freaky

willing to breed on captivity

friendly

has predictable, docile behavior

flight

lacks a strong panic instict; need to be contained without trying to kill themsevles or others

family

animals conform to a social hierchy in order to accept human leadership/dominance

importance of learning animal behavior

less stress for animal, avoiding any injury and discomfort