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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. draft animal, any domesticated animal used in drawing heavy loads. Draft animals were in common use in Mesopotamia before 3000 bc for farm work and for pulling wheeled vehicles. Their use spread to the rest of the world over the following 2,500 years.

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   What is an ox a draft animal?

   • An ox is one type of draft animal that has been used for centuries for it’s ability to pull heavy carts. Draft animals are typically livestock such as oxen, mules, and horses. Agricultural Sciences

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   Are horses used as draft animals?

   • While cattle, usually in teams, have been used most often as draft animals, horses and donkeys have supplanted them in many areas. Some horses—such as the Belgian horse, the Clydesdale, the Suffolk, the Shire, and the Percheron —have been bred to serve as draft animals; they weigh more than 725 kg (1,600 pounds) and stand at least 16 hands high.

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   Can a dog be used as a draft animal?

   • But through the long winter the dog is practically the only draft animal that can be utilised by the inhabitants of those regions. (a) For each draft animal: On each vehicle a reserve of one day's grain ration for its draft animals. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army | War Department.

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3. www.britannica.com › animal › draft-animalDraft animal | Horses, Oxen & Donkeys | Britannica

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   Draft animal, any domesticated animal used in drawing heavy loads. Draft animals were in common use in Mesopotamia before 3000 bc for farm work and for pulling wheeled vehicles. Their use spread to the rest of the world over the following 2,500 years.

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     They average 16 to 17 hands (64 to 68 inches, or 163 to 173...

   • Percheron

     Percheron, heavy draft-horse breed that originated in the...

   • Shire

     Shire, draft horse breed native to the middle section of...

   • Clydesdale

     Clydesdale, heavy draft-horse breed that originated in...

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › draft-animalDRAFT ANIMAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Draft animal definition: an animal used for pulling heavy loads.. See examples of DRAFT ANIMAL used in a sentence.

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   A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks instead of being slaughtered to harvest animal products. Some are used for their physical strength (e.g. oxen and draft horses) or for transportation (e.g. riding horses and camels ), while others are service animals trained to execute ...

6. 4hlnet.extension.org › what-is-a-draft-animalWhat is a draft animal? – 4-H Learning Network - Extension

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   Sep 4, 2019 · A draft animal is one that is used to aid in work or labor. An ox is one type of draft animal that has been used for centuries for it’s ability to pull heavy carts. Draft animals are typically livestock such as oxen, mules, and horses.

7. www.sciencedirect.com › draft-animalDraft Animal - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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   Animals require energy, water and nutrients for maintenance, growth, reproduction, production of milk, eggs and wool and for labour (draft animals). Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for animals and in many areas of the world it is often limiting for the requirements of grazing animals.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › draft animalDraft animal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of draft animal. noun. an animal used for pulling heavy loads. see more. see less. type of: work animal. an animal trained for and used for heavy labor.

9. southern.libguides.com › transportation › draftanimalsResearch Guides: History of Transportation: Draft Animals

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   May 31, 2023 · Two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a draft animal, used throughout recorded history for transporting freight and people. The simplest of vehicles, its frame consists merely of crossed wooden stakes or a box with shafts as an extension of the frame.