1. Animal Science
Chapter #1

2. What is Animal Science?
Care, management and production of domestic animals
Animals used for food, clothing, weapons & tools
What was the first domesticated animal?
Dog for tracking, then herding

3. Domestication
After animals become domesticated, they become dependent on man
Most can’t survive in wild
Most poultry can’t fly
Sheep don’t shed wool
Cows produce 20,000 lbs milk / year
Birds produce 250 eggs / yr. (20 in wild)

4. Animal Use as Food
Meat - (muscle tissue) Beef, Pork, Lamb, Goat, Poultry
Milk - inexpensive source of protein
cheese, ice cream, yogurt
Eggs - pastries, mayonnaise, custards

5. Animal By-Products
Bones - buttons, glue, mineral supplement for livestock feed (Calcium)
Fat - chemicals, salves, creams, dressings, lubricants, soaps, food
Glands - medicines, food additives
Collagen - (connective tissue in joints) glue & gelatin
Intestinal & Stomach tissue - lunch meats, surgical sutures, strings for musical & sports instruments (contents = fertilizer)

6. Animal Use as Work Cultivate land Transportation Control other animals
Assist physically & medically handicapped
Blind
Epileptic & Diabetic

7. Other Animal Use Hides - leather Hair - wool, mohair, fiber
Lab Animals - mice, rats, guinea pigs etc.
Pets

8. What is the future of Animal Science?
Embryo Transplant - can produce 20 calves from one cow per year
Cloning - using an animal cell to grow an identical duplicate animal
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