Pop Med - Top Producing States & Breeds & industry trends

what states are the top three producers for beef cattle

1. texas

2. oklahoma

3. missouri

what states contain the majority of beef cattle feed lots? (from most to least)

nebraska, texas, kansas, iowa, colorado (central plains)

what states are the top three producers for dairy cattle?

1. california

2. wisconsin

3. Idaho

what are the two most common breeds of dairy cattle?

1. holstein - 86%

2. jersey - 7.8%

what is the recent trend in the size and number of beef cattle herds?

increase in herds with a decrease in heads per herd

what is the average head of a beef cattle herd (2017)?

43

what is the recent trend in the number and size of dairy cattle farms?

decrease in the number of farms, increase the number of cows per farm (opposite of beef cattle)

what are the top producing states in the sheep industry?

1. texas

2. california

3. colorado

what does Indiana rank in sheep production?

24th

what are some of the common sheep breeds?

suffolk, Hampshire, Dorset

what's the recent trend in the size of sheep production?

gradual decline in number of sheep and lambs

what is the largest industry in sheep production?

commercial (wool or meat) - 64%

what are the 4 sectors of the goat industry?

meat, dairy, fiber, pygmy

what are the top producing states for meat goats?

1. texas

2. Tennessee

3. california

what are the top producing states for dairy goats?

1. wisconsin

2. california

3. texas

where does Indiana rank in dairy goats?

10th

what are some common breeds of meat goats?

boer, pygmy, nigerian boer

what are some common breeds of dairy goats?

nubian (1), lamancha, saanan, toggenburg

what is the general trend in head and number of goat operations?

decrease from 29.4 to 19.8

what are the top broiler states?

1. georgia

2. arkansas

3. alabama

what are the top layer states?

1. iowa

2. ohio

3. indiana

where does Indiana rank in turkey production?

4th

where does indiana rank in duck production?

1st

what are the majority of layer eggs used for?

retail shell eggs - 57.1%

what are the top states in the equine industry?

1. texas

2. california

3. florida

what subset of the equine industry has the biggest population?

recreational

what subset of the equine industry provides the most economic gain?

racehorse

what are the top breeds in the equine industry?

American quarter horse, thoroughbred

which horse breed is considered "the great race horse" and makes up 10.2% of the US racehorse population

thoroughbred

what distance of racing are American quarter-horses best utilized for?

short distances (quarter mile lol)