ANSC 210 1nd Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. What are Companion Animals?II. Benefits of Pet OwnershipIII. DomesticationIV. History of Companion AnimalsV. Companion AnimalsVI. Companion Animal IndustryVII. Pet Food IndustryVIII. Pet Supply IndustryIX. Pet Healthcare IndustriesX. Dog breedsCurrent LectureI. What are companion animals?a. Petsb. Animals people keep for company c. "companion"i. Com - withii. Pan - breadiii. Something you share bread or meals with/something you feedII. Benefits of Pet Ownershipa. Health (cardiovascular)b. Stress reliefc. Exercised. Mental and physical stimulatione. Friendship f. Security g. Pest controlIII. Domesticationa. When man controls breedingb. Dog domesticated firsti. A vast number of various breeds and sizesc. Horse domesticated nexti. A smaller number of varied breeds and sizesd. Cat domesticated last These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Most cats are the same sizeii. The only differences are the coat colorsIV. History of Companion Animalsa. Dogs domesticated 15,000 years in Asiab. Cats domesticated 6,000 years ago in Egyptc. Domesticated for work; however, now they are petsd. Pets are now important in society V. Companion Animalsa. People care for the companion animalsb. Pets are the only animals some humans have experience with i. Little humans can learn compassionate and learn to play with the animalsii. Mass murders usually start out torturing animalsc. Pet ownership is increasingi. Cat ownership is increasing faster than dog ownershipii. 90% of dogs live in urbanizing areasiii. Usually smaller animals (reptiles, rodents) are increasingd. Pet ownership by country i. US has the highest number of animals per 100 people1. 18 dogs / 100 humans2. 21 cats / 100 humans3. By us statesa. California - 61 animals / 100 peoplei. 1 million dogsii. 8.8 million catsb. Texas 84 / 100 peoplei. 7 million dogsii. 6.5 million catsc. Florida 70 / 100 peoplei. 4 million dogsii. 4.6 million catsii. France is number two 1. 17 dogs2. 13 catsiii. Australia is number three1. 15 dogs2. 13 catsVI. Companion Animal Industrya. Owners spend $620 per medium-sized dog per yearb. Cat owners spend $575 on cats c. What is learned from this?i. Pet owners value petsii. Pet ownership increasingVII. Pet Food Industrya. James Spratt sold "meat fibrine dog cake" in 1860i. First dog foodb. Charles Cruft expanded the business to promote the dog food at dog showsc. Sponsored Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden in NYCd. F.H. Bemett make milk bones and puppy foods in 1908i. Nabisco bought milkbone in 1931e. Dr. Leon Whitney developed dog foods and tested them for completenessf. Pelleted dog food emerged (after cake foods)g. Canned food 1920sh. Dr. James Corbin made first extruded pet foods in 1954i. These are the dry dog foods that compose 60% of the market today i. US had 330 manufacturers of petfoods and 3300 brandsj. US produced about 8 million tons of pet food in 2002VIII. Pet Supply Industry a. Hartz Mountain in 1929 with Max Stern importing canariesb. Dr. Mark Morris, vet, discovered that animals fed low protein and salt who had kidney disease improvedi. Developed Hill Science Dietsii. Morris Animal Foundationc. PETCO founded 1865d. PETsMART founded in 1987i. Include:1. Grooming2. Training3. Veterinary careIX. Pet Healthcare Industriesa. Vaccines and pharmaceuticalsb. Merial is the largest pet pharmaceuticali. 17 research and development centersii. 2.5 billion dollarsc. Bayerd. billione. Pfizer Animal health f. Elanco i. Lily's animal health division X. Dog Breedsa. Breeds are genetically and phenotypically similarb. You can predict the:i. Growth and sizeii. Nutritional needsiii. Disease susceptibility iv. Cost of ownershipv. Behaviorc. Nutrition restriction as a puppy for all the large
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