Lesson 1 Basic Terminology

Lecture 01

  • ANIMAL:
  • Major group of multicellular eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia.
  • LIVESTOCK:
  • Agricultural animals, animals kept for profit.
  • Domesticated animals intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce things such as food or fiber, or for its labour.
  • CATTLE:
  •  Family Bovidae
  • European Cattle ,non Humped belonged to Bos taurus
  • Subcontinent (Indo pak cattle) ,humped belonged to Bos Indicus
  • SPECIE:
  • Specie is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
  • BREED:
  • A group of related animals which are genotypically and phenotypically sufficiently similar to produce physically similar offspring when they are mated with each other. 
  • TRUE BREED:
  • Produce offspring that are very similar to the parent(s); refers to homozygotes.
  • BREED CLASS AVERAGES:
  • The average production performance for all animals in the breed, arranged in groups according to age and sex.
  • MILCH BREED:
  • Cattle that are reared for their milk.
  • DRAUGHT BREED:
  • Cattle that are reared for draught (labour etc.)