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Cultural Design - Domestic Livestock of the World

Animal	Type	Date (Captured)	Area	Uses
Alpaca	Mammal, Herbivore	5000-4000 BCE	Andes	wool
Bateng	Mammal, Herbivore	?	Southeast Asia, Java	meat, milk, draught
Bison	Mammal, Herbivore	late 19th cen	North America	meat, leather
Camel	Mammal, Herbivore	4000-1400 BCE	Asia	mount, pack animal, meat, dairy, hair
Cat	Mammal, Carnivore	7500 BCE	Near East	pest control, meat, companionship
Cattle	Mammal, Herbivore	6000 BCE	Southwest Asia, India, North America	meat (beef, veal, blood), dairy, leather, draught
Chicken	Bird, Omnivore	?	Southeast Asia	meat, feathers, eggs, ornamentation, leather
Common Pheasant	Bird, Omnivore	?	Eurasia	meat
Deer	Mammal, Herbivore	?	North America	meat, leather, antlers, antler velvet
Dog	Mammal, Omnivore	12,000 BCE	?	draught, hunting, meat, herding, guarding
Donkey	Mammal, Herbivore	4000 BCE	?	mount, pack animal, draught, meat, dairy
Duck	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	meat, feathers, eggs
Emu	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	meat, leather, oils
Gayal	Mammal, Herbivore	?	Southeast Asia	meat, draught
Goat	Mammal, Herbivore	8000 BCE	Southwest Asia	dairy, meat, wool, leather, light draught
Golden Pheasant	Bird, Omnivore	?	Eurasia	meat, mainly ornamental
Goose	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	meat, feathers, eggs
Guineafowl	Bird, Omnivore	?	Africa	meat, pest control, alarm calling (guard birds)
Guinea Pig	Mammal, Herbivore	5000 BCE	South America	meat
Horse	Mammal, Herbivore	4000 BCE	Eurasian Steppes	mount, draught, meat, dairy, pack animal
Indian Peafowl	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	meat, feathers, ornamentation, landscaping
Llama	Mammal, Herbivore	3500 BCE	Andes	light mought, draught, pack animal
Mule	Mammal, Herbivore	?	?	mount, pack animal, draught
Mute Swan	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	feathers, eggs, landscaping
Ostrich	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	meat, eggs, feathers, leather
Pig	Mammal, Herbivore	7000 BCE	East Anatolia	meat, leather, pet, research
Rabbit	Mammal, Herbivore	400-900 CE	France	meat, fur
Reindeer	Mammal, Herbivore	3000 BCE	North Russia	meat, leather, dairy, antlers, draught
Rhea	Bird, Omnivore	?	various	meat, leather, oils, eggs
Sheep	Mammal, Herbivore	11,000-9000 BCE	Southwest Asia	wool, dairy, leather, meat (mutton, lamb)
Turkey	Bird, Omnivore	?	Mexico	meat, feathers
Water Buffalo	Mammal, Herbivore	4000 BCE	South Asia	mount, draught, meat, dairy
Yak	Mammal, Herbivore	2500 BCE	Tibet, Nepal	meat, dairy, wool, pack animal, mount, draught

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