ANFS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Agricultural Machinery, Guide Dog, Circus Animals
12 Sep 2016
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Describe tasks: how do humans use them: dogs. Companion, entertainment, sports, transport, hunting, herding, therapy, research, search and rescue, military and war, guarding and security: horses, oxen. Transport, draft, pack animal, hunting, herding, law enforcement, therapy, research, search and rescue, war horses, companion, entertainment, sports. Companion, entertainment, predator, research, fur, religion, superstitions: goat. Milk, meat, hair, skin, companion, packing, transportation, manure for fuel, intestines (catgut) Riding animals or mounts: horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, elephants, camels, yaks, cattle, zebra, ostrich + others novelty and entertainment. Goat: 25% of its weight and travel 12 mi. /day: concern for spreading disease into wilderness. Driving or harness animals: oxen, draft horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, dogs, goats, reindeer, elephants, camels. Transportation: pull wagons, carts, buggies, carriages, and other vehicles. Animals with special instincts/ senses: hunting. Horse-to carry the hunter: search and rescue. Dogs-highly developed sense of smell and hearing. Horses-sensitive to their surroundings: assistance animals. Guide dog for the blind: herding.
