🐄 Stuff Every Animal Science Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards

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1. Which farm animal was the first to be domesticated by humans?
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   Dog. Dogs were tamed more than 17,500 years ago, before sheep, goats, cattle, or pigs were domesticated.

2. Which two common livestock species are omnivores rather than herbivores?
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   Pigs and chickens. Most livestock are herbivores, but pigs and chickens eat both plant and animal material.

3. Why can pigs and poultry not live on grass alone?
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   They cannot digest cellulose in forage. Pigs and poultry are non-ruminants and cannot break down the cellulose in grass, so they need other high-energy feeds.