FOOD ANIMAL
Livestock, dairy, and poultry receipts account for more than half of the total annual agricultural cash receipts.
What are livestock, dairy, and poultry?
The U.S. pet industry provides more than this many jobs.
What is 1.3 million jobs?
When larger farms acquire land formerly belonging to smaller farms, this process occurs. (What is Farm Consolidation)
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The humane care and treatment of animals by providing adequate housing, sanitation, nutrition, water, and veterinary care.
What is animal welfare?
This biotechnology practice involves producing an animal genetically identical to another animal.
What is cloning?
These three states are the top beef-producing states listed in the notes. (give me one)
What are Nebraska, Texas, and Kansas?
Approximately two-thirds of U.S. households own at least one of these.
What are pets?
The conversion of agricultural land into commercial and residential development is known as this.
What is urbanization?
This law sets minimum standards for the care and treatment of animals used for commercial sale, research, transportation, or exhibition.
What is the Animal Welfare Act?
These are two types of poultry or livestock management practices listed as controversial forms of physical alteration.
What are beak trimming and dehorning?
These three states are the top dairy-producing states listed in the notes. (give me one)
What are California, Wisconsin, and Idaho?
This percentage of U.S. households has at least one dog.
What is 48 percent?
This production system occurs when different stages of production are controlled or connected within the same operation.
What is vertical integration?
This law was passed in 1985 and establishes standards for animals used in biomedical and behavioral research.
What is the Health Research Extension Act?
This type of housing includes caged layers and gestation crates.
What is confinement housing in concentrated animal feeding operations?
These three states are the top hog-producing states listed in the notes.
What are Iowa, Minnesota, and North Carolina?
This is the largest direct sales category listed for the U.S. pet industry.
What is pet food manufacturing?
These two animal industries commonly use vertical integration.
What are swine and poultry?
Originally passed in 1966, this law's most recent revision listed in the notes occurred in this year.
What is 2008?
These are the four major benefits of properly managing and caring for animals.
What are healthier animals, more productive animals, reduced medical expenses, and increased profitability?
These three states are the top poultry-producing states listed for broilers.
What are Georgia, North Carolina, and Arkansas?
What is my favorite food?
What is corn?
According to the notes, these three food products have experienced decreased consumption, while poultry and fish consumption has increased.
What are fluid milk and beef?
These laws provide legal recourse to people who purchase animals later found to have a disease or defect.
What are pet purchase protection laws, or “lemon laws”?
Producers should strive to maximize an animal's ability to do these three things.
What are grow, reproduce, and maintain adequate health?