ANSC 1011 Chapter : Introduction To Animal Science
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They are raised primarily for food but also contribute to our welfare in many other ways. All people are dependent on agriculture for their existence. The more developed agricultural countries also have highest standards of living. Domesticated animals: 1st dog 14,000 years ago maybe 135,000. Sheep 10,000 (considered 1st food animal in us) 2 main types of nutrition in animal science (ruminant & non-ruminant) Ruminants: 4 chambers of stomach, digest grass (cellulose), fermenters. Meat science, dairy products & eggs (processing, distribution, & marketing of finished meat, dairy & egg products) Biotechnology (technological applications of modern biology, particularly molecular and cellular biology) Approximately two-thirds of large animals are found in developing countries producing only one-third of the world"s meat, milk, and fiber. Animals are a renewable resource that have contributed to human societies for millennia. Body covering - wool, leather, pelts & hides. Body wastes - fuel, fertilizer, construction material & feed. Other - capital storage, income, prestige, religion, by-products, recreation.
