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Agriculture |
The combination of science and art used to cultivate and grow crops and livestock and process the products. |
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Animal science |
The combination of disciplines that together compromise the study of domestic animals. |
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Domestic animals |
Those species that have been brought under human control and that have adapted to life with humans. |
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Culture |
Refers to the set of occupational activities, economic structures, beliefs/value, social forms, and material traits that define our actions and activities. |
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Hunter-gatherer |
Support their needs by hunting game, fishing, and gathering edible and medicinal plants. |
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Farmer |
Anyone who practices agriculture by managing and cultivating livestock and/or crops. |
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Civilization |
A fairly high level of culture and technological development. |
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Genetics |
The science of heredity and the variations of inherited characteristics. |
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Heredity |
The transmission of genetic characteristics from parent to offspring. |
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Animal breeding |
The use of biometry and genetics to improve farm animal production. |
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Biometry |
The application of statistics to topics in biology. |
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Genetic code |
The set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences) is translated into proteins ( amino acid sequences) by living cells. |
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Nutrition |
The study of nutrients and how the body uses them. |
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Physiology |
The study of the physical and chemical processes of an animal or any of the body systems or cells of the animal. |
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Animal health |
The study and practice of maintaining animals as near to a constant state of health as is possible and feasible. |
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Ethology |
The study of animals in their natural surroundings. |
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Applied ethology |
The study of behavior in domestic animals. |
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Meat science |
The science is handling, distributing, and marketing meat and meat products. |
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Meat |
The flesh of animals used for food. |
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Dairy product science |
The science of providing milk and milk products as food. |
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Biotechnology |
A collective set of tools and applications of living organisms, or parts of organisms, to make or modify products, improve plays or animals, or develop microorganisms for specific uses. |
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Renewable resources |
Those resources that can be replaced or produced by natural ecological management systems. |
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Omnivore |
An animal that eats both animal and plant based feeds. |
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Nutrient density |
A measurement of the nutrients provided in a food compared to the calories it contains. |
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Diet |
The total of the foods and water being consumed by an individual or group. |
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Essential amino acids |
Those amino acids required by the body that must be consumed in the diet. |
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Undernourished |
Receiving inadequate nourishment for proper health and growth. |
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Draft animal |
An animal whose major purpose is to perform work that involves hauling or pulling.a plow or wagon is a draft animal. |
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Livestock revolution |
Large increases in supply and demand of livestock and animal products worldwide at the end of the 20th century and into the 21st century. |