Economic Impact - Food Animal
This poultry category is responsible for meat production rather than eggs.
What are broilers?
About this fraction of U.S. households owns at least one pet.
What is two-thirds (2/3)?
This process converts agricultural land into housing, businesses, or other non-farm uses.
What is urbanization?
This trend focuses on specialty diets designed to promote pet health and well-being.
What is food product development?
This federal law sets minimum standards for the care and treatment of animals used in research, exhibition, transport, and commercial sale.
What is the Animal Welfare Act?
Future increased demand for U.S. animal products is most likely to come from this source.
What are exports?
This segment of the pet industry generates the largest amount of direct sales revenue.
What is pet food manufacturing?
This demographic trend suggests fewer people may be available to produce food in the future.
What is the increasing average age of farm operators?
This e-commerce trend delivers pet products to homes on a recurring schedule.
What are subscription boxes?
This controversial practice involves altering animals’ physical traits, such as dehorning or tail docking.
What is physical alteration?
These three states lead the nation in beef cattle production.
What are Nebraska, Texas, and Kansas?
This industry category includes grooming, boarding, and training services.
What are pet services?
Certified organic, antibiotic-free, and locally raised products are examples of this type of market opportunity.
What are value-added or niche markets?
Vitamins, fish oil, probiotics, and CBD are all examples of this category of pet products.
What are supplements?
Cloning, GMOs, and transgenics are all examples of this contested technology.
What is biotechnology?
This poultry segment accounted for approximately 67 percent of poultry sales from 2011–2020.
What are broilers?
This pet ownership category has a higher percentage than birds but lower than fish.
What are reptiles?
Increased rules and lawsuits related to farming practices fall under this trend.
What is increasing environmental regulation and litigation?
This type of animal ownership has increased but is often restricted or illegal.
What is exotic pet ownership?
Producing healthy animals benefits both producers and owners primarily by increasing this.
What is profitability?
U.S. dominance in global poultry markets is largely due to this industry structure.
What is vertical integration?
This combination of factors best explains why the companion animal industry has a large economic impact.
What are high pet ownership rates and spending on food, healthcare, and services?
If current trends continue, this challenge will most impact future food animal production.
What is a shrinking and aging producer population combined with limited land access?
Breeding animals for traits such as hypoallergenic coats or miniature size best describes this trend.
What is breeding for desirable characteristics?
Underground fencing and obedience training devices fall under this debated tool.
What is electronic collar use?