Livestock - Types

Types

The term "livestock" is nebulous and may be defined narrowly or broadly. On a broader view, livestock refers to any breed or population of animal kept by humans for a useful, commercial purpose. This can mean domestic animals, semi-domestic animals, or captive wild animals. Semi-domesticated refers to animals which are only lightly domesticated or of disputed status. These populations may also be in the process of domestication. Some people may use the term livestock to refer to only domestic animals or even to only red meat animals.

Animal / Type	Domestication status	Wild ancestor	Time of first captivity, domestication	Area of first captivity, domestication	Current commercial uses
Alpaca Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Vicuña	Between 5000 BC and 4000 BC	Andes	wool
Banteng Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Banteng	Unknown	Southeast Asia, Java	meat, milk, draught
Bison Mammal, herbivore	captive (see also Beefalo)	N/A	Late 19th Century	North America	meat, leather
Camel Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Wild Dromedary and Bactrian camels	Between 4000 BC and 1400 BC	Asia	mount, pack animal, meat, dairy, camel hair
Cat Mammal, carnivore	domestic	African Wildcat	7500 BC	Near East	pest control, companionship, meat
Cattle Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Aurochs (extinct)	6000 BC	Southwest Asia, India, North Africa (?)	Meat (beef, veal, blood), dairy, leather, draught
Deer Mammal, herbivore	captive	N/A	1970	North America	Meat (venison), leather, antlers, antler velvet
Dog Mammal, omnivore	domestic	Wolf	12000 BC		pack animal, draught, hunting, herding, searching/gathering, watching/guarding, meat
Donkey Mammal, herbivore	domestic	African Wild Ass	4000 BC	Egypt	mount, pack animal, draught, meat, dairy
Gayal Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Gaur	Unknown	Southeast Asia	meat, draught
Goat Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Wild Goat	8000 BC	Southwest Asia	Dairy, meat, wool, leather, light draught
Guinea pig Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Cavia tschudii	5000 BC	South America	Meat
Horse Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Wild horse	4000 BC	Eurasian Steppes	Mount, draught, dairy, meat, pack animal
Llama Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Guanaco	3500 BC	Andes	light mount, pack animal, draught, meat, wool
Mule Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Sterile hybrid of donkey and horse			mount, pack animal, draught
Pig Mammal, omnivore	domestic	Wild boar	7000 BC	Eastern Anatolia	Meat (pork, bacon, etc.), leather, pet, research
Rabbit Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Wild rabbit	between AD 400-900	France	Meat, fur, leather, pet, research
Reindeer Mammal, herbivore	semi-domestic	reindeer	3000 BC	Northern Russia	Meat, leather, antlers, dairy, draught,
Sheep Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Asiatic mouflon sheep	Between 11000 BC-9000 BC	Southwest Asia	Wool, dairy, leather, meat (mutton, lamb)
Water buffalo Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Wild Asian Water buffalo, (Arni)	4000 BC	South Asia	mount, draught, meat, dairy
Yak Mammal, herbivore	domestic	Yak	2500 BC	Tibet, Nepal	Meat, dairy, wool, mount, pack animal, draught

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