HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Type of animal that is often used to simulate human body in entomology
A
Horse
B
Chimpanzee
C
Pig
D
Goat
E
Cow
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the recommendation of using domestic pig cadavers as analogues for humans in forensic entomology in the 1980s, pigs became the most frequently used model cadavers in forensic sciences.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pigs are found and raised all over the world, and provide valuable products for humans, including pork, lard, leather, glue, fertilizer, and a variety of medicines. Most pigs raised in the United States are classified as meat-type pigs, as they produce more lean meat than lard, a fat used in cooking.

Detailed explanation-3: -While a wide variety of insect species are attracted to decomposing remains and play an active roll in the decay process, two groups, the flies (Diptera) and beetles (Coleoptera), are of major importance in most circumstances.

Detailed explanation-4: -Forensic entomology has become an important tool in investigations of homicide, suicide, and other violent crimes. Insect evidence collected from the body of a victim, when properly collected and analysed by trained forensic investigators, can provide valuable information.

Detailed explanation-5: -They have shaped our understanding of how large vertebrate cadavers decompose in, for example, various environments, seasons and after various ante-or postmortem cadaver modifications. They have also been used to demonstrate the feasibility of several new or well-established forensic techniques.

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