Chart 118 - Domesticated Animals 1

Domesticated Animals Chart

Spectrum Chart - 118 : Domesticated Animals

1. Horse – Horses are used by humans for the working activities such as agriculture, transportation, sports events etc. Many products are derived from horses including meat, milk, hide, hair, bones etc. Domestic horses have average lifespan of 25 to 30 years.

2. Ox – An ox is also known as a bullock. Ox are used for ploughing, for transport (pulling carts), for threshing grain by trampling. Ox are also used to skid logs in forests, particularly in low-impact & select-cut logging.

3. Cow – In India the cow is seen as a sacred animal. Cows are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal) & as a dairy animals for milk and other dairy products. Other useful products for which cows are domesticated include leather and dung for manure or fuel.

4. Camel – Camel is known as a 'Ship of desert.' They are mostly found in deserts & dry regions. Camels have been used by people for transporting goods & people across the desert and also for its milk and meat.

5. Dog – There are currently around 800 different species of domestic dog worldwide. Dogs are used by Humans for hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police, military and aiding handicapped individuals. This impact on human society has given them the nickname "man's best friend.”

6. Rabbit – Rabbits are small mammals that belong to group of animals called Lagomorphs. They can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Rabbits prefer edges of the forests, but they also inhabit deserts, marshes and grasslands. Rabbits are vegetarians, they eat leafy plants and bark. Commercially rabbits are bred for it's meat, fur, wool & for laboratory testing purpose. 

7. Sheep – Sheep are medium-sized herbivorous animal. Sheep are mainly farmed for their meat and wool but sheep are also occasionally farmed for their milk. Sheep's wool is the most widely used animal fibre.

8. Buffalo – Buffaloes are used in farming for ploughing, tilling rice fields etc. Buffalo milk is processed into a large variety of dairy products. The bones and horns are often made into jewellery. Horns are used for the embouchure of musical instruments, such as ney and kaval.

9. Donkey – Donkey is known as a working animal. After human labour, the donkey is the cheapest form of agricultural power. Donkeys are used to be ridden, used for threshing, raising water, milling and other work. Donkey is a herbivore. Its diet is based on grass and grains. Donkey has excellent memory and ability to recognise other donkeys & people.

10. Goat – Goats are among the earliest animals domesticated by humans. Goats have been used for their meat, hair, milk and skins. Goats produce about 2% of the world's total annual milk supply.

11. Pig – Pigs are omnivores and are highly social and intelligent animals. Pigs are raised commercially for meat generally called pork, hams, gammon or bacon, as well as for leather. Their bristly hairs are also used for brushes.

12. Cat - Cats are common pets worldwide. The average domestic cat sleeps for around 18 hours a day. Cats have excellent night vision and can see at only one-sixth the light level required for human vision.

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