When one thinks of cows, or bos taurus, words such as meat, and dairy pop into mind. A word that is rarely ever associated with cows is research. It is not commonly known that cows are used in research that benefits humans. Cows are used as models of human conditions by biomedical scientists, this occurred because the similarities cattle share with humans. Cows are used in the research of reproductive physiology, heart experiments, and autism, because of the use of animals in research we are closer to finding solutions to almost all maladies that plague humans and animals alike. Artificial insemination, was developed as solution to the many problems faced by the cattle/dairy industry. Problems such as the need for genetic improvement and …show more content…
There is an extremely broad spectrum for autism thus making it harder to find treatments and medicine for it. Suffering from Asperger's spectrum disorder, Temple Grandin found that observing cows helped soothe her. On her Aunt Polly’s farm Temple noticed that when the cows become agitated they would be put in the compression machine. Temple discovered that the application of deep pressure helps calm the agitated cows, upon further investigation she found that cows respond differently to the different pressure that is applied. The cows high stimuli to being touched reminded her of how children with autism react to being touched and she created a crude version for herself to test. Surprisingly she found that that pressure when she was agitated reduced her anxiety within seconds (Edelson 14) Seeing this she quickly realized that cows share similar traits with people who suffer from autism. This encouraged scientists to look outside the box when researching autism. This resulted in the ground breaking discovery that children who have autism When cows are agitated it causes oxytocin to squeeze the muscle cells to contract the squeezing the milk into the milk ducts and result in inconsistent milk letdown. Seeing this scientists started to research how oxytocin affects human behavior. It was concluded that low levels of oxytocin could potentially
Research groups do not allow abuse of animals in any form and they designate certain people to take care of the animals. All humans benefit from animal research in a certain way. Thanks to animal research, vaccines have been developed for polio, diphtheria, and measles. Chemotherapy treatments and insulin treatments were tested and developed thanks to animal research. With animal research, researchers were able to perform cardiac bypass surgery, perform organ transplants, and place stints through the femoral artery instead of open heart surgery. Under proper conditions, animal research can accomplish many things. Animal research can help humans understand diseases, create vaccines, create antibiotics perform surgeries to extend life, treat cancer, create pharmaceuticals that are safe to be consumed by humans and animals, and create ways to help benefit humans and animals walk easier or comfortably. Thanks to animal research, human medicine has advanced in extraordinary
Animal Research is topic that is highly debated by several people, especially those in the medical and the vet world. Why is this such a debatable topic to individuals? Many people consider animal research to cruel and inhumane, and others believe that it is for the greater good to help find cures for humans. Ron Karpati, a former pediatrician and who is now a medical researcher, agrees that animal research is used for the greater good even though it inflicts pain on animals. Karpati wrote an article called, “ I am the Enemy,” and in this article he states several points that prove his belief on animal research.
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Autism has affected a lot of people and their families. Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be seen as a negative condition to have, it can serve as something good for other things. One person who took advantage of her condition and experience is Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado University. She is a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and an autism spokesperson. Temple Grandin has contributed to the autism community by inventing the squeeze machine for people with autism. That machine provides deep pressure stimulation to calm people with autism since it reduces tension and anxiety. She used the machine herself for many years. Temple Grandin has also worked as a consultant
Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, water pollution, habitat destruction, and other issues (Center for Biological Diversity, 2014). How could this be? This is because about 94% of the US population are meat eaters and the industry does not tell you what happens behind their closed factory doors: the industry is the leading cause in both resource consumption and global warming, their meat can cause diseases that can be prevented, and the industry abuses their animals. Converting to a vegetarian or vegan diet might sound intimidating, or sound like we might not get all of the needed nutrients but there foods that vegetarians can eat to get what they need to get. Despite not eating meat on a regular basis there
If a cow, displaying the ‘double muscled’ characteristic was produced, this enables the breeder to inbreed this cow, with the original homozygous recessive bull to create a purely ‘Belgian Blue’ breed. Other technology has increased the concentration of these desirable traits. To ensure farmers are not jeopardising their stock population, artificial insemination is a new form of genetic engineering technology. Artificial insemination/embryo breeding is a process that involves inserting the semen sample of a bull and inserting it into the heifers uterus. Or taking eggs from a heifer and semen from a bull and inserting into the uterus of another heifer. This process can increase the concentration of selective breeding as the cows with less desirable traits are enable to breed as farmers insert reproductive cells of the biggest and best cattle into to the average cows and therefore increase production of offspring. Embryo breeding has become reasonably affordable and therefore farmers can increase productivity to meet increased meat
Animals make good research subjects for a variety of reasons. Animals are biologically similar to humans. They are susceptible to many of the same health problems, and they have short life cycles so they can easily be studied throughout their whole life span or across or several generations. Animals are used in research to develop drugs and medical procedures to treat diseases. Scientists may discover such drugs and procedures using alternative research methods that do not involve animals. The safety within products is tested on animals before it is on
Animal research has served a vital role in the scientific community for many centuries and continues to do so.
Undeniably, animal research plays a significant part in the scientific process. For centuries, experimentations using animals have not only saved many human lives but also positively impacted on other sentient beings. According to the California Biomedical Research Association (CBRA), almost every medical cures and treatments have resulted directly through scientific research using animals for more than a hundred years. UNICEF states that
Naming your cow may not be an easy task. While some claim to be well versed in bovine nomenclature, many first-time cow owners are not. It may be true that cattle should not be named because a growing attachment to your cow may hinder economic gain—if you plan to eat your cow, don’t name it.
Temple Grandin, a doctor in the field of animal sciences who suffers from Autism, once said, “People are always looking for that single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.” Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a general term for a group of complex disorders of brain development. The Autism Spectrum can be split into many subtypes, including Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Pervasive Development Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). Starting from an age as young as infancy, symptoms of Autism may be conveyed. Repetitive behavior, any loss of speech or social skills, and attachment to parents are three of the many symptoms expressed by children with Autism (“What
In this study, researchers analyzed the effect oxytocin has on the behavior of people with autism. It is known that individuals with autism can not function socially the same as individuals without autism. Our brains are made with the ability to respond to the social behaviors of others with our own social skills. Autistic people have difficult time in social situations because they have a low deficiency of oxytocin, which aides in social behavior. Oxytocin is a hormone known to promote mother-infant bonding, synthesized in the hypothalamus, but may also be known to help with the social deficit of autism (Andari et al. 2010). Plasma oxytocin levels are much lower in individuals with autism rather than the controlled subjects. It is also known that oxytocin is involved in the development of social behavior. “Regarding that information, researchers made the hypothesis which has implicated oxytocin in the etiology of autism, and particular in the social disorders that are the hallmark of HF-ASD” (Andari et al. 2010). These researchers believe oxytocin plays a big role in the social behavior of autistic individuals. They observed that high levels of oxytocin is associated with plasma samples, advising that the way this hormone is produced ties in with autism. Researchers in this study were eager to determine the effect of oxytocin on individuals with autism and how it could modify patients with higher-functioning skills to process social signals and
The authors E.A. Bobeck, D.K. Combs, and M.E. Cook conducted a research based on survey responses of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s incoming students regarding their attitudes on animal agricultural issues. The research was designed with the objectives of determining which factors (background, sex, career goals) influenced the opinions of incoming students and if an animal-science introductory course would cause a shift in attitudes by the end of instruction. The hypothesis is that students’ demographics prior to enrolling in the course was influential in forming opinions, and that instruction is influential in forming a more educated opinion. The authors sought to support that there is a correlation in taking the animal science course with becoming more agreeable and opinionated towards animal welfare. This would support the proposed hypothesis that due to increased knowledge of agricultural animal biology and practices, the introductory course was effective in influencing all students to shift towards a more agreeable position on critical animal production issues.
There are several types of animals being used for research, but not surviving the test. Animals are similar to human beings; they have hearts just like human beings. Researchers have absolutely no sympathy for these animals, including the vicious ones. All animals need some type of affection from humans, or else there is a high possibility the animals will not survive. Personally, animal researching should be banned, but doing so, the researchers would have to find something else or someone else to test the products on to make sure the products are useable to humans.
Women, usually healthy and fertile, enlist the help of physicians because they do not have access to the one element that will yield them a child. And so, doctors prescribe a cure of sorts- sperm. The procedure allows women increased power to regulate the reproductive processes of their bodies. Ironically, artificial insemination was not created as a method of empowerment for women. Rather for men. Male scientists and researchers developed the technology for eugenic purposes, not to alleviate the pressures of alternative lifestyles of women. That is, to improve the human species.