Sustainable Agriculture
From an environmental issue, we connect this type of emissions to greenhouse gases that impact the climate
carbon emissions
What does the USDA stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
Infectious diseases of animals which can be transferred to humans
This refers to the state of the animal and it's protection
Animal Welfare
What does GMOs stand for?
Genetically Modified Organisms
Sustainable management practices guarantee the welfare of animals while also protecting their environments and maintaining what?
Economic stability
What does a grass-fed label mean?
The animal has only been raised on grass
Zoonotic diseases can be classified as bacterial, prion, parasitic, and what else?
Viral
Biological functioning, natural living and what else are considered to be within animal welfare?
Mental state
Those against GMOs have three major categories of concern: environmental hazards, economic concerns and what else?
human health risks
This is the practice of varying successive crops in the same field
What does marbling mean?
white flecks of fat within the meat muscle
This is antibiotics which have not completely left the animals’ system before slaughter
Residues
The mental state of an animal may also be known as
Effective state
This is also known as the FSIS; public healthy agency accountable for food safety.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
This is the agricultural production practice that food items are grown without the use of pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones; controlled by USDA standards
Organic
What does the FDA stand for?
Food Drug Administration
The amount of time it takes for an antibiotic to leave an animal’s system
Withdrawal Period
These are confined spaces which house pregnant sows
Gestation Crates
Name three GMO products
Corn, Soybeans, Cotton, Potato, Alfalfa, Apples, Sugar Beets
These are the three areas of sustainability
Economic issues, Social issues, and Environmental issues
What is gluten?
A protein found in wheat and several other grains
Ensuring traceability, Promoting accurate record keeping, or Identifying animals quickly
This circle of welfare deals with the environmental or living conditions in which an animal is raised
Natural Living
In what decade were GMOs entered into the market?
1990s