Animals are the important part of our food chain. These are part of our economy too. Many of the animals are extinguished and many of them will get for sure. However, there are various things that we get from animals like food, cloths etc.
Some food items that we obtained from animals are ham, pork, milk, beef, bacon, mutton, butter, cheese, eggs, meat, fish, honey, yogurt etc.
Things we get from animals :
1. Milk - We get milk from cow, goat, buffalo, sheep. Milk is used to make Lassi, cheese, butter, curd, ice-cream etc. Milk is an important food material for us. Cow and buffalo are the major sources of milk in India. All the dairy products are made from milk like ghee or khoya.
The animals which produce milk are called Milching Animals.
2. Eggs and Meat - Eggs are meat are rich in proteins. These are obtained from Poultry. Poultry includes birds like chicken, hen, duck. These birds are good source of proteins.
3. Fish - Fish is an aquatic animal. Fish and sea foods are rich in proteins and iodine. Fish is a major part of food for people living in coastal areas.
4. Honey - Honey is rich in sugar, minerals and enzymes. It is used in Ayurvedic medicines. Honey is produced by honeybee from the litters of flower.