Pack animal Pack animal A pack animal or beast of burden is an individual or type of working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back, in contrast to draft animals which pull loads but do not carry them. Traditional pack animals are diverse including camels, goats, yaks, reindeer, water buffaloes, and llamas as well as the more familiar pack animals like horses, donkeys and mules. The term "pack animal" is traditionally used in contrast to "draft animal", which is a working animal that typically pulls a load behind itself
American Society of Animal Science in convention centers jointly with the American Dairy Science Association (ASDA). ASAS holds yearly meetings for its Western Midwest, Southern and Northeast sections. ASAS has also held joint meetings with the Asociación Argentina de Producción Animal (AAPA), the Asociación Mexicana de Producción Animal (AMPA), the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS), the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine (CAAV), and the Poultry Science Association (PSA). ASAS regularly supports speaker exchanges with the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). In 2012, ASAS began hosting a National Academic Quadrathlon competition at its annual meeting. The Academic Quadrathlon is an undergraduate