Marie O. Bolt
Interest Approach
Form students into groups of 3-5
individuals.
 Each group should select a chairperson
and a recorder.
 Have each group develop a list of the ways
animals benefit humans.
 Have each group rank the items on their
lists, with 1 being the most important and
the highest number being least important.
 Allow 10-15 minutes for this activity.
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Interest Approach
Afterward, call on the recorder for each group
to give a report.
 One strategy is to have the recorder list the
benefits in order of importance on the writing
surface.
 Go through the reports from each group and
have students consolidate the lists into one
overall list.
 The numerical rankings can be used in the
consolidation process. (The list should be
retained for future reference as this lesson is
taught. Students should record the list in their
notebooks.)
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Objectives
 Define
the term animal industry and
explain important areas of the
industry.
 Describe the uses of animals.
 Explain animal domestication.
 List and describe important areas in
animal care and production.
Terms
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Animal domestication
Animal environment
Animal health
Animal industry
Animal marketing
Animal nutrition
Animal production
Animal products
Animal reproduction
Animal selection
Animal services
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Animal supplies
Animal well-being
Beef
Companion animal
Draft animal
Feral animal
Lamb
Mutton
Pork
Veal
Wildlife
September 17, 2013
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True or False:
 Farm
animals in "confinement" are prone to
disease, forcing farmers to routinely use
antibiotics, hormones and drugs and to
keep them alive. This jeopardizes animal
and human health.
What is the animal industry?
 The
animal industry is all of the
activities in producing animals and
their products or benefits to meet
the needs of people.
What is the animal industry? What areas
are important in the industry?
 Many
competencies are needed to
assure that animals receive care
that promotes their well-being.
 People need to understand the
unique characteristics of the species
they are producing.
What areas are important in the
industry?
 The
animal industry has several
important areas.
 These
contribute to animal
production for maximum human
benefit.
What areas are important in the
industry?
 1.
Animal production is producing
animals for food and other uses.
 The kinds of animals produced and
nature of production practices varies
depending on interests and
technology.
 Production may be quite specialized
to provide a specific animal product.
What areas are important in the
industry?
 Animal supplies is the area of the
animal industry that provides the
goods or products needed to
produce animals.
 These typically come from sources
off the production facility.
 Examples include feed, medicine,
and equipment.
What areas are important in the
industry?
 Animal services is the area of the
animal industry that includes the
professional and technical
assistance that producers need and
use in efficiently producing animals.
 Examples include veterinarians,
farriers, and shearers.
What areas are important in the
industry?
 Animal marketing is all of the
activities in assuring that consumers
have the desired animal products.
 It includes processes in
transporting, grading, selling, and
related areas.
 Marketing is the link between the
producer and the consumer.
What areas are important in the
industry?
 Animal
products is the preparation of
animals for human use or consumption.
 It is closely related to marketing.
 The functions vary with the product.
 Milk, eggs, wool, and animals for meat
go through different processes in
preparing them for consumption.
 Some animals are for companionship,
safety, or other purposes and do not
produce products.
How are animals used?
 Animals
are used in many ways to
help people enjoy life and meet
basic needs.
How are animals used?
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Food - Animals and their products
provide food for humans and other
animals.
 Cattle, hogs, chickens, and sheep
are among the most important
sources of food.
 Fish (aquaculture) and other
seafood, turkey, and wildlife or
game animals also provide food.
How are animals used?
 In
some cases, the animals are
killed to gain their products such as
meat.
 In
other cases, the products are
produced without destroying the
animal, such as eggs and milk.
How are animals used?
 For
example, beef is the meat of cattle
(bovine)
 veal
is the meat of cattle younger than
six months of age.
 Pork
is the meat from hogs (porcine).
How are animals used?
 Lamb
is the meat of a sheep (ovine)
that is less than one year of age.
 Mutton
is the meat of a sheep that is
over one year of age
How are animals used?
 2.
Clothing and ornamentation Some animals provide products that
are used for clothing, buttons,
jewelry, and other uses.
How are animals used?
 Sheep
provide wool, oysters provide
pearls, and most vertebrates
provide bone for buttons and other
uses.
How are animals used?
 3.
Pleasure and companionship Some animals enrich human lives.
 Dogs,
cats, and others are kept as
companion animals (pets).
How are animals used?
A
companion animal is an animal kept
by humans for enjoyment in a long-term
relationship.
 Horses and other animals may be
raced for recreation.
How are animals used?
 4.
Service - Animals provide many kinds
of services.
 Examples
of services include guarding
property, herding other animals, and
guiding people with disabilities.
How are animals used?
 Animals
that pull heavy loads are
sometimes included as service
animals.
 An animal kept for pulling and
working is a draft animal, with
horses, buffalo, and mules being
most important.
How are animals used?
How are animals used?
 5.
Research and laboratory products Animals are used to develop and test
products that benefit humans.
 These
are important uses that some people
question.
How are animals used?
 New
medicines, cosmetics, and
health care often involve animals.
 Animal tissues are used in human
health care, such as the heart or
other parts of hogs that are used in
human bodies.
How are animals used?
 Animal
Research
How are animals used?
 6.
Environmental well-being Animals have important roles in the
environment.
 They
serve important niches in the
ecology of the Earth.
How are animals used?
 They
help clean the environment,
such as those that eat carrion (dead
animals), with the vulture being an
example.
How are animals used?
 Some
animals serve in the food
chain as food for other animals.
 Animals
provide genetic material for
research and other uses by science
and medicine.
How are animals used?
 B.
People differ in how they feel
animals should be used.
 Some people feel that animals
should be protected and not used by
humans.
 Other people feel that it is okay to
use animals in so long as the
animals do not suffer in the process.
How do you feel?
 On
a separate sheet of paper write
a paragraph describing how you feel
about animals being used in
research.
 Make
sure you include supporting
materials/statements for either side
What is animal domestication?
 III. Animal domestication is
removing animals from wild settings
and raising them in a controlled
environment.
What is animal domestication?
 Domestication
usually results in all
members of a species being
domesticated.
 Animals
that have not been
domesticated are known as wildlife.
What is animal domestication?
 A member of species that was once
domesticated but has returned to
live in the wild is a feral animal.
 Examples
of feral animals include wild
dogs and horses.
What is animal domestication?
 Domesticated
animals depend on
humans to provide most of their
needs
 Good
pasture for cattle
 Feed for your dog
 Care for your bunny
What is animal domestication?
 Animal
domestication began
thousands of years ago with dogs,
sheep, goats, donkeys, and a few
other species.
What is animal domestication
 People
began domestication
because it was easier to have a
consistent food supply if animals did
not have to be hunted
What is animal domestication?
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Domestication also allowed people
to use animals for power in pulling
loads.
What is Horespower
 HorsePower
What is animal domestication?
 Domestication
continues today, with
new species now undergoing
domestication
 Example:
elk, bison, fish
 People are beginning to “farm” elk,
though most still exist in the wild
Broken Wagon Bison Farm
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 IV.
Successful animal production
requires care and management.
 Animal
well-being is an important part
of care and management.
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Animal
well-being is caring for an animal
so that all of its needs are met and it
does not suffer.
 It
also includes taking steps to maintain the
animals health
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Several areas are important in
animal care and management.
 With
study & experience, individuals
can develop the knowledge & skills
needed to provide proper care and
management and production
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Proper
selection - Animal selection is
choosing animals to achieve desired
goals
 Includes
selecting animals for specific
characteristics and those that are adapted
to the situation in which they will be raised
 Profitability
for commercial animal
producers requires the production of
quality animals
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Nutrition
- Animal nutrition is the
type and amount of feed and water
an animal needs
 The
needs of animals are
dependent upon age and condition
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Health
- Animal health is the
condition in which the animal is free
of disease and all body systems are
functioning properly
 Good
nutrition and environment
promote health
 Vaccination and other healthpromoting management is beneficial
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Reproduction
- Animal reproduction
is the process by which offspring are
produced
 Understanding reproductive
processes of the species is
essential for successful animal
production
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Environment - Animal environments
are the surroundings in which an
animal is living
 Some animals are adapted to the
natural weather environment; other
animals need housing and
protection
What are the important areas in
animal care and production?
 Environment
also includes hauling,
handling, penning, and other
conditions or situations in which
animals may be placed as part of
their production
Review/Summary
 1.
Define the term animal industry
and explain important areas of the
industry.
 2. What are some uses of animals?
 3. What is animal domestication?
 4. What are the important areas in
animal care and production?