Top States & Production
Top states for beef production?
Nebraska, Texas, Kansas
Numbers of farms are ________, but farm size is ________.
Decreasing; Increasing
Most dairy farms are ______ owned.
Family-owned and managed
What percent of households own a dog?
48%
Which act sets minimum standards for care of animals used in research/exhibition?
Animal Welfare Act
Top states for dairy production?
California, Wisconsin, Idaho
True/False – Farmland availability is limitless.
False
Milk is produced in how many states?
All 50 states
Name a trend in the companion animal industry.
specialty diets, limited ingredient diets, suppliments, Ecommerce (subscription boxes, delivery), tech improvements (cameras, auto litterboxes, DNA testing), Crossbreeding (hybrids & designer breeds), increased ownership in younger people, increased ownership of exotics.
The Animal Welfare Act was most recently revised in what year?
2008
Top states for hog production?
North Carolina, Minnesota, Iowa
Average age of farm operators is: getting older, younger, or the same?
Getting older
Since 1990, hog farms have _______ by _________.
Declined by more than 70%
About what fraction of U.S. households own at least one pet?
2/3
Supplemental hormone use is not allowed in which species?
Poultry & swine
Top states for broiler production?
Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas
Farm consolidation means what?
Larger farms acquire land from smaller farms → fewer but bigger farms
The hog industry shifted toward what type of operation?
Fewer and larger operations
Eggs accounted for what percent of poultry sales (2011–2020)?
21%
Name 1 contended animal PHYSICAL ALTERATION practice.
- beak trimming, ear & tail docking, declawing, vocal alteration
Top states for turkey production?
Minnesota, North Carolina, Indiana
Why are many swine & poultry farms vertically integrated?
To improve efficiency & coordination of production/distribution
The U.S. is the world’s largest producer of what meat product?
Broilers (poultry meat)
The U.S. pet industry provides about how many jobs?
1.3 million
Name 3 contended animal welfare practices not already named.
Use of biotechnology
a. Cloning
b. Feeding GMOs in animals’ diets
c. Genetic engineering
d. Transgenics
Item Explanation Weight RBT
STANDARD 3.00 Understand the economic impact and current
trends and issues in animal science.
13% B2
OBJECTIVE 3.03 Understand animal welfare issues and the
benefits of producing healthy animals.
5% B2
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2. Supplemental use of hormones in food animals (not allowed in poultry and
swine)
3. Subtherapeutic antibiotic use in food animals
4. Confinement housing in concentrated animal feeding operations
a. Caged layers
b. Gestation crates
5. Electronic collar use (underground fencing, devocalization, obedience)
6. Physical alteration
a. Beak trimming (poultry)
b. Declawing (cats)
c. Devocalization (dogs)
d. Dehorning (cattle)
e. Ear cropping (dogs)
f. Hot-iron branding (cattle)
g. Tail docking (cattle, dogs, sheep, swine)