Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of animals
| Animal | Life span (years) | Life expectancy (years) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle (beef and dairy cattle) | 20 | 5a | (Delgado et al. 2017, Spinage 1972) |
| Pigs | 15 | 3a | (Delgado et al. 2017, Spinage 1972) |
| Chickens (broilers and laying hens) | 7.5 (5–10) | 3 | (Delgado et al. 2017, Komiyama et al. 2004) |
| Atlantic salmons | 13 | 6 | (Kalman and Sjonger 2007) |
| Southern pink shrimps | 1.67 | (García-Isarch et al. 2013) | |
| Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) | 0.5 | (Tran et al. 2016) | |
| House cricket (Acheta domesticus) | 0.21 | (Walker 2014) |
aLife expectancy of wild relative