Importance of Animals in Society
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Domesticated Animal Definition
An animal that has been tamed and kept by humans for work, food, or pets
Domesticated animals are different from wild ancestors through…
selective breeding, have different instints
What are domesticated animals used for?
Meat. fiber, transportation/recreation, work, research, companionship
What are domesticated animals used for? -Meat
Cattle: Beef or veal swine: pork sheep: lamb or mutton goat: chevon chickens, turkey: poultry horse: chevalin
What are domesticated animals used for? -Fiber
Terminal: Chinchillas Sheep, angora rabbits, silk worms, alpaca, goats, llamas, yaks
What domesticated animals are used for research?
-Rats, mice, rabbits, monkeys, swine, beagles, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs
What are domesticated animals used for? Other uses
slaughter by-products, research models, energy, entertainment, capital, therapy
what % eats meat?
85%
what % vegetitarian
6%, this is a 3% increase in the last 10 years
what % pescatarian
5%
what % vegan
4%, this is a 3% increase in the last 10 years
Factors affecting animal consumption?
Risk (Food Poisoning), Social Media (mis-information), Economics (cost of meat), convivence ( too busy to cook meat), Beliefs (religion against consuming certain animals), perception
Most consumed meat? why?
Chicken since 2010 can raise many w/low cost, faster turn over, cheap
how much of the worlds daily calories is from animal products
13.54%
how much of America’s daily calories is from animal products
24.4%
fluid milk consumption has ______? give years and numbers
decreased 1975- 247lbs 2023- 130lbs
cheese consumption has _______? give years and numbers
increased 1975-14.2lbs 2023- 39lbs
why are animals used for research?
-discover how life works -model for humans and other animals -advancement of species -federal law requires testing on animals before humans
how are animals similar to humans?
pigs cardiovascular, sheep gestation, can be susceptible to the same dieases, ex. diabetes
what animals are not covered by the animal welfare act
Mice, rats, birds, fish
most used animals in research and why?
Rats and Mice are 77%- affordable, prolific, ease of care and minimal space farm animals are 5%, primates 10%
Benefits of animal research
animals have contributed to 50% of scientific discoveries, and 2/3 of Nobel prizes, over 80 medicines to treat humans and animals
medicial discoviers made with animal research
cataract surgery, orthopedic surgery, pacemakers, cardiac surgery, diabetes, AI/IVF, genetic disease, heart valves, laparoscopic surgery, neonatal care