Animal Products
what are the different types of meats?
Poultry, beef, pork, and lamb.
What does beef come from?
cattle
Where does pork come from?
pig
Where does poultry come from?
Chicken, turkey, and other birds
What is considered a lamb?
A sheep under a year
what are cosmetics, medicine, chewing gum, ect considered?
By-products
What are the 4 major segments
Pure bred, cow-calf, stocker, and feed lot
What are the phases of the pork industry?
Farrowing operations, growing operations, finishing operations, and farrow to finish operations
What are the 2 kinds of chicken produced?
Broiler and layers
What is a mule?
A sterile cross between a donkey and a horse
what does mutton come from?
Lamb/sheep
What does purebred operations mean?
Produce father and mothers cattle of certain breeds
What are the 2 catergories?
Mother breeds and Sire breeds
What kind of birds does the poultry industry include?
Chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, and game birds
What are horses mainly used for?
Mostly work but most modern horses are for recreation
what are pets and horses considered?
Recreation
What does cow-calf operations mean?
Produce calves that are sold at weaning
Where is pork mainly produced and why?
Midwestern state because there is more corn for them to be fed
What age do broilers get marketed?
6 to 8 weeks
What is a mohair?
A type of fiber from the fleece of the Angora goat used to make wrinkle-resistant fabric
What are different animal products?
Meat, milk and dairy products, clothing, by-products, and recreation
How much beef does a human eat on average?
64 pounds a year
How much does a person consume on the average?
48 pounds per year
How much does a person eat on average?
85 pounds per year
What are draft horses used for?
pulling