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| What are domestic animals primarily raised for? |
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| What was the first domesticated animal? |
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| The field of science that includes the study of domestic animals |
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| What are the specialties of animal science? |
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| Animal breeding (genetics), nutrition, animal health, physiology, ethology, meat science, biotechnology |
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| What are the most important areas of animal science for the production of domestic animals? |
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| Which domesticated animal is the most populous? |
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| What contributions do animals make to mankind? |
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| Food, clothes, work, body waste |
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| A measure of the chemical substances of food that provide nourishment as compared to the calories |
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| Define essential amino acids |
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| The smallest complete unit of a protein that is required by the body but can not be manufactured at a rate needed for growth, reproduction, or milk production |
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| An animal whose main purpose is to perform work |
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| What does it mean to say that meat has a high satiety value? |
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| Worldwide, what is the most important source of food? |
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| What three animals make up 90% of all meat consumed? |
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| How has biomedical research changed the lifespan of animals? |
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| How do animals help to convert invaluable food into valuable food? |
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| They eat what humans can't - humans in turn eat the animals |
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