Food Animal Industry
Companion Animals
Industry Trends
Animal Welfare & Laws
Numbers & Facts
100

This sector includes livestock, dairy, and poultry production.

What is the food animal industry?

100

This type of animal lives with humans mainly for companionship.

What is a pet?

100

The number of farms in the U.S. is doing this.

What is decreasing?

100

This means humane care and treatment of animals.

What is animal welfare?

100

This percentage of U.S. households own a pet.

What is about 2/3?

200

These are the top three beef cattle states.

What are Nebraska, Texas, and Kansas?

200

This pet is owned by about 48% of households.

What is a dog?

200

Larger farms taking over smaller farms is called this.

What is farm consolidation?

200

This law sets standards for animal care in research and sale.

What is the Animal Welfare Act?

200

This state ranks 1st in broiler production.

What is North Carolina?

300

This industry has seen fewer farms but larger operations since 1990.

What is the hog industry?

300

This part of the pet industry makes the most money.

What is pet food manufacturing?

300

Development of land for cities that reduces farmland is called this.

What is urbanization?

300

This act protects animals used in biomedical research (1985).

What is the Health Research Extension Act?

300

This animal product accounts for the largest share of cash receipts.

What is beef?

400

These three states lead dairy production.

What are California, Wisconsin, and Idaho?

400

This trend includes subscription boxes and online pet supply delivery.

What is e-commerce?


400

Farms are getting larger due to this economic concept.

What are economies of scale?

400

Name one controversial practice involving animals.

What is cloning / GMOs / dehorning / tail docking (any acceptable)?

400

This is the average percent of poultry sales from broilers.

What is about 67%?

500

Future demand for animal products is expected to increase mainly through this.

What are exports?

500

Name one example of a specialty pet diet trend.

What is high protein / whole grain / fresh ingredients / superfoods?

500

Consumer preferences are shifting away from beef and toward these foods.

What are poultry and fish?

500

Proper animal care leads to these four benefits.

What are healthier animals, more productivity, lower medical costs, increased profit?

500

The pet industry creates over this amount in economic impact annually.

What is over $221 billion?

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