Introduction to Animal Science: Overview of the Livestock Industries (Flashcards)

Vocabulary flashcards covering core topics from the lecture notes on livestock industries, including leading countries and states by cattle, milk, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry production and production-related notes.

World cattle numbers (2021)

Total cattle worldwide, including water buffalo; shares in the global herd: India ~30.52%, Brazil ~25.25%, China ~9.55%, United States ~9.35%.

Leading country by world cattle numbers (2021)

India, which accounts for about 30% of the world cattle total when buffalo are included.

Second-largest country by world cattle numbers (2021)

Brazil, about 25% of the world cattle total.

Third-largest country by world cattle numbers (2021)

China, about 9.55% of the world cattle total.

Fourth-largest country by world cattle numbers (2021)

United States, about 9.35% of the world cattle total.

Top five US states by total cattle

Texas (13.24%), Nebraska (7.20%), Kansas (6.67%), California (5.51%), Oklahoma (5.40%).

Leading Beef Cow/Calf states (US)

Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota in order of share (approx. 15.04%, 7.03%, 6.53%, 6.10%, 5.77%).

Beef Cattle on Feed - top US states

Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa with shares of 24.10%, 21.81%, 20.82%, 9.35%, 5.00%.

Milk production - leading countries

Production leaders include India (largest, including buffalo milk), United States, Pakistan, Brazil, and China.

Milk consumption - leading countries

Top consuming countries listed as Finland, Montenegro, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland.

Dairy cattle milk production - top 5 countries

United States, India, Brazil, China, Germany.

Dairy cattle milk production - top 5 US states

California, Wisconsin, Idaho, New York, Texas.

Swine - leading global producers

China, European Union (region), United States, Russia, Vietnam.

Swine - leading US states by numbers

Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana.

Sheep - leading global producers

China, Australia, India, Nigeria, France.

Sheep - leading US states by numbers

Texas, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah.

Meat goats - leading global producers

China, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh.

Meat goats - leading US states

Texas, Tennessee, California, Georgia, Oklahoma.

Horse numbers - leading global producers

United States, followed by top states such as Texas, California, Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky.

Poultry - leading countries by numbers

China, Indonesia, United States, Brazil, France.

Broilers - top US states

Georgia, Minnesota, Arkansas, North Carolina, Alabama.

Turkey production - global leaders

United States, Brazil, China (EU region noted as not a single country in some lists).

Egg production - leading countries

China, United States, India, Indonesia, Brazil.

Egg production - leading US states

Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, California.

General note on data interpretation

Many slides list rankings with blanks; key topics include leading countries and states by species, with occasional notes about EU and non-single-country listings.