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Domesticated Animals Chart |
Spectrum Chart - 118 : Domesticated Animals
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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