Value of Animals to Humans 2

Vocabulary flashcards covering core concepts, terminology, diets, and agricultural frameworks from the lecture on the value of animals to human society.

Life with animals

Earliest communicated evidence of human animal relationships was over 30,000 years ago from Paleolithic ancestors

Land grant universities

Governmental programs that aid in production

of food in ways that is most economical from a

fiscal perspective

Morrill Act of 1862

U.S. federal legislation signed by Abraham Lincoln that funded educational institutions by granting federally controlled land to states to promote practical agricultural and technical education

Food Security

A condition established at the 1996 World Food Summit defined as existing when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food to meet dietary needs and preferences for a healthy life

Vegetarian

An individual who never consumes meat products, defined specifically as abstaining from beef, pork, fish, and poultry

Vegan

An individual who never consumes any animal-derived foods, including meat, dairy products, and eggs

Pesco vegetarian

A diet within the plant-to-animal spectrum that incorporates fish and seafood alongside plant foods while excluding red meat and poultry

Ovo-lacto-vegetarian

A parasitic infection that can be transmitted to a fetus from an infected mother, often acquired through improper handling of cat litter or eating undercooked, contaminated meat

Per Capita Meat Disappearance

A measurement of meat supply calculated by dividing total supply by the overall population, used as a measure for consumption without accounting for pet food or food waste

Broiler Belt

The region in the southeastern United States characterized by a high concentration of commercial broiler chicken production

Merino Ram

The most famous sheep breed specifically selected and raised for fine wool production.

Wool

The most widely used natural animal fiber, harvested primarily from sheep

Cashmere and mohair

From goats

Specialized fibers

From llamas, alpacas, camels, and yaks

Boer Goat

Specialized breed of goat developed primarily for meat production

What influences animal use

• Culture

• Economics

• Health risk

• Perception

• Beliefs

• Media

Toxoplasmosis

A parasitic infection that can be transmitted to a fetus from an infected mother, often acquired through improper handling of cat litter or eating undercooked, contaminated meat