The Beef Industry L2

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the beef industry lecture.

Cattle Industry

a business

way of life

issue oriented

6 Segmented of beef industry

seedlock / cow-calf / stocker yearling / feedlot / broker pureyor / processing fabrication / retailer

segmented

consumer / transporter / middlemen / show ring / dairy

issues in beef industry

Environment / private property rights / profitability / trade / consumer demands / BSE / biosecurity / traceability / manure management / demand / profit/ grazing use of federal lands / animal rights welfare / exports / imports 

what is the cattle industry 

challenging business / full of opportunity / full of risk 

mission of beef/cattle industry

production of nutritious, safe, and highly palatable animal protein in an environmentally sound and ethical manner

Disciplines involved

Animal Science / Range Science / Economics / Farm/Ranch Management / Vet Med / Microbiology / Human Nutrition / Sociology / Political Science / Recreation (Roping & Team Penning)

words to describe

Political / Integration / Dynamic / Foodborne Illnesses / Profitable / Chaotic / Complex / Mature / Challenging