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economics
animal science 1 enconomics/animal welfare/rights
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Livestock Products | food, clothing, shelter, power, recreation, manures |
| Ruminants and other animal eat feed materials that humans will not eat and convert these materials into.... | food that humans will eat: meat eggs milk etc. |
| food- | meat milk cheese eggs |
| clothing- | wool, leather from hides |
| shelter- | tents from hides |
| power- | work in less developed countries |
| recreation- | horseback riding, rodeos |
| manures can be used as... | raw materials in methane gas bio digesters. also used as fuel in less developed countries |
| by- products | wool, leather, candy and chewing gum, gelatin, glue, candles, cosmetics, waxes, soap, lubricants, bushes, animal feeds, insulin, heparin, medicines, lanolin, fertilizer, printer ink, lubricants |
| wool- | from the coat of the animal |
| leather- | from animal hides |
| gelatin- | from horns, hooves, bones and hides |
| glue, candles, cosmetics, waxes, soap, lubricants, bushes, etc.- | from horns, hooves, bones and hides |
| candy and chewing gum- | from animal fat |
| animal feeds- | from scrap meat and bones and blood meal |
| insulin- | used t treat diabetics was produced from livestock pancreas at one time in history. today, insulin is produced more through biotechnology |
| heparin- | from livestock lungs. used for blood clotting |
| what are some medicines that come from livestock ( other than insulin and heparin)? | many other medicines used to treat thyroid issues, allergies and respiratory diseases. |
| lanolin- | from oil produced by the skin of sheep |
| fertilizer, printer ink, lubricants- | from inedible beef fats and proteins |
| where are insulin an heparin produced in an animal? | insulin - pancreas heparin - lungs |
| what are some important things that livestock provide for us ( economically and environmentally)? | provides use of land and other resources, conserve soil. helps provide jobs and increases tax base |
| income from livestock poultry and their products is about_______ that from all crops in NC | twice |
| income from livestock, poultry and their products is about______ per year. | $2.6 billion |
| income from hogs in NC is about ______ per year. | $2.5 billion |
| income from turkeys in NC is about__________ per year. | $775,000 dollars |
| income from cattle in NC is about __________ per year | $275,000 |
| NC is near the top nationally in production of: | hogs, turkeys and poultry |
| swine farms are getting... | fewer and larger |
| health concerns have caused an increases in the consumption of __________. | poultry |
| most poultry farms are ________________. | contract growers |
| most swine farmers grow on _______________. | contract |
| there are now ________ swine farmers with_________ pigs at each farm. | fewer, more |
| animal welfare groups support: | the humane treatment of animals |
| Most animals producers and researchers believe in ____, support animal nutrition and oppose cruel treatment of animals | animal welfare |
| scientific information should be basis for decisions, laws and regulations related to _________. | animal welfare |
| it is _______ to assess animal comfort and well- being because they do not talk and because there are no universally accepted measures to use. | difficult |
| animal welfare act | sets standards for minimum care and treatment of animals use for commercial sale research transported commercially or exhibited to the public originally passed in 1966 but revised numerous times most recent in 2008. |
| health research extension act: | passed in 1985 sets standards for care of animals used for biomedical and behavioral research |
| supporters of animal rights believe that : | animals should not be used by humans |
| animal rights groups : | are usually more radical in their activities than welfare groups |
| largest animal rights organization is the ________. | humane society of the united states |
| the issue of animal rights and moral issues related to animals such as livestock date back thousands of years to the _______ | ancient greeks |
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