AN SCI 101

(Introduction Animal Science)

Activities No.1

Classification of Farm Animals

INTRODUCTION

Same animal is given various names in the different countries in the world. To
avoid confusion ,animals are given names according to a scientific classification system
.This system is known as binomial nomenclature .Binomial means two names .The
first of the two names is the genus and the second part of the name is the species.
A scientific system of classification allows the exact identity of an animal to be
recognized anywhere in the world.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this exercise, the students should be able to :

1. enumerate the species of livestock and poultry in the Philippines

2. give the scientific name of the different species of livestock and poultry
3. familiarized the different terms used in Animal Science

PROCEDURES

1. The students shall visit internet / goggle and fill up the

Table No. 1 and Table No. 2 on the separate sheet.

Table No.1 Scientific classification of agricultural animals

Common Swine Cattle Carabao Horse Sheep/Goat Chicken
Name (Tropical) (Philippine)
Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus Sheep:

Goat:
Species Sheep:

Goat:

Table No. 2 Common terms or names applied to selected farm animals

Cattle Carabao Goat Sheep Swine
Male of
breeding age
Mature
female
Young male

Newborn

Unsexed
Male
Unsexed
Female
Groups

Genus

Act of giving
birth