ANSI 1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Landrace, Herding, Scottish Fold
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Dog genome sequenced in 2005, cat genome sequenced 2007. Less than 1% of people in us are in agriculture but more than 68% of people have animals as pets. Pets: animals that are kept for pleasure rather than utility. Companion animal: an animal whose owners have an intense emotional bond. These both don"t have to be limited to domestic species. Some people still tame wild animals as pets. Some people want pets as status symbols strength, wealth. 1988: 56% of us households owned a pet. Pet food industry began in us: james spratt 1860s in london, 1870s in us. The pet food institute is the voice of us pet food manufacturers. Pfi represents the companies that make 98% of all dog and cat food in the us. Expected to be a 4% increase each year almost billion by 2018. Primary dog registry in the us: american kennel club.
