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  Economic and other purposes, or for recreation by the general raising of livestock; especially food animals, dairy cattle, draft animals, swine, dogs, cats, etc.
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Man to economic or other purposes domesticated animals, such as pork, beef, dogs and cats and other rabbits yangmachang camel
  Man to economic or other purposes domesticated animals, such as pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, camels, rabbits, cats, dogs. Predecessors Yi Yi said chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry. Qing Zhang Hui Yan "do the book left Zhong Fu": "Jun Yue: 'heaven My People harvest, music and food of elders, and he has livestock Hu?' Is another obeisance, saying: 'to the Lord (Secretary) to the future, My People of the pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, the rate for the clerks to use, I then get the Pirates were. this as my ring gate, the number of Wu Suo Yu, Zhong Sui different loss, is also Jesus as My People livestock. '"Guo" China History Manuscript, "Chapter III of Part I:" With the development of animal husbandry, livestock has become an important means of livelihood, in people's economic life increasingly occupy a significant position. "
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  家畜一般是指由人类饲养驯化,且可以人为控制其繁殖的动物,如猪、牛、羊、马、骆驼、家兔、猫、狗等,一般用於食用、劳役、毛皮、宠物、实验等功能。
  另一种较狭义的家畜,是指相对于鸟类动物的家禽而言的哺乳动物,亦即将鸡、鸭等等被排除在外。除此此外,哺乳类和鸟类之外的鱼类、昆虫等也通常不被视为家畜
  一般较常见家畜饲养方式为舍饲,圈饲、系养、放牧等。
  人类最早饲养家畜最早起源于一万多年前,代表了人类走向文明的重要发展之一,家畜尤其对於提供了较稳定的食物来源作出重大贡献。
  中国人古代所称的“六畜”是指马、牛、羊、鸡、狗、猪,亦即中国古代最常见的六种家畜
  家畜 domestic animal,farm animal,livestock
  一般是指由人类饲养使之繁殖而利用,有利于农业生产的畜类。广义说,也包含观赏动物。另外“畜”最初是兽类,但一般把其它的动物种类(家禽、蜜蜂等)也统称为家畜。唯实验用动物和观赏用的小鸟类,一般则不称为家畜。现在的主要家畜都认为是由有史以前的野生动物驯养而来,但其起源和经过有许多是不清楚的。狗是最古的驯养动物,从旧石器时代起就已经有了,及至新石器时代,则有其它家畜饲养。这从居住湖滨的民族遗迹中的遗骨可以看出,有所谓“泥炭牛”、“泥炭羊”等。以后到了青铜时代似乎马也成了家畜。而史后野生动物的家畜化则有火鸡等例。家畜与其祖先原种(original breed)的关系,一般是根据骨(特别头骨)等的形态学特征、染色体的数目和形状以及血清反应等进行研究的。有关许多家畜的起源究竟是一元还是多元的问题,以前在以家畜的多数品种间存在着的显著的分化差异(diversity)来进行说明时,而多元说是必要的,但近年来研究表明,在野生动物的种类中也显有相当的变异性,所以坚持多元说已无必要。不过实际上,家畜的多元性似乎还是存在的。近于家畜祖先的动物如:黄牛(bos taurus)、是b.primigenius、b.primigenius var.hahni、b.europaeus、b.namadicus;马(equus caballus)是e.gmelini、e.ferus、e.germanicus;绵羊(ovis aries)是o.musimon、o.orientalis、o.vignei、o.ammon;山羊(capre hircus)是c.aegagrus、c.prisca、c.falconer;猪(sus sussrofa var.domesticus)是s.scrofaferus、s.vittatus、s.mediterraneus;家兔(oryctolagus cuniculus var.domesticus)是lepus cuniculus。
English Expression
  1. n.:  critter,  livestock,  stock,  stock growing,  live stock,  mixed tithes,  domestic animal,  farm animal,  cattle
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