FOOD FROM ANIMALS

Between  30 and 40  per  cent of  the  food  eaten  in Argentina, Australia, Europe, and the United States comes  from  domestic animals. 

But  in  some countries, such as India and South Africa, animal foods may make up less than 20 per cent of the diet. 

The chief animal foods include butter, cheese, eggs, meat, milk, and poultry. 

Many  persons also eat the hearts, kidneys, livers, tongues, certain glands, and other internal organs  of some animals. 

Fish   come from lakes, streams, and oceans.

Chicken , duck, goose, and turkey are the common poultry meats.

 Hogs provide bacon, ham, and sausage. Sheep give us lamp and mutton. 

Cattle supply beef and veal. 

In some countries, people may eat meat from other domestic animals. For example, some French people eat horsemeat, and some Greeks and  Japanese  enjoy goat meat.

 Hunters in almost all countries seek wild animals for food, as well as for sport.  

Favourite  game meats include deer, rabbit,  duck and quail. 

In other countries, people may hunt caribou, elephants, gazelles, and snakes for meat.

Animals give us other foods besides meat. Eskimos eat much fat from seals and whales. Eggs from chickens and ducks are an important food almost everywhere.