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Which country has the greatest number in cattle?
Brazil
Where does the United States rank in cattle?
3rd
What country has the greatest number in sheep?
China
Which country has the greatest number in goats?
China
Which country has the greatest number of buffalo?
India
Which country has the greatest number of camels?
Chad
Which country has the greatest number of chickens?
China
Where does the Unites States rank in chickens?
3rd
Which country has the greatest number of swine?
China
Where does the United States rank in swine?
2nd
Which country has the greatest number of turkeys?
United States
Which country has the greatest number of ducks?
China
Which country has the greatest number of horses?
United States
Which country has the greatest number of donkeys and mules?
Ethiopia
Consumers in developed nations derive what percent of their calories from animal products and over half of their total protein and fat supply from animal products?
26%
What is the main reason for the increased food production and has allowed the need for less labor on the farms?
Mechanization
50% of people apart of what kind of nations are engaged in agriculture?
Developing nations
7% of people in what kind of countries are active in agriculture?
Developed countries
The increase in productivity of U.S agriculture has lowered the relative of what?
Cost of food
Livestock production has progressively increased since when?
1925
Which economies spend less of their income for food?
Developed
Why is meat important based on scientifically reasons?
The assortment of amino acids in animal protein more closely matches the needs of the human body than does the assortment of amino acids in plant proteins.
Has vitamin B12, may be obtained in adequate quantities from consumption of meat or other animal products but not from plants.
What is one of the largest single sources of food from animals?
Milk
In the U.S, 99% of the milk supply comes from where?
Cattle
What can animals do for the unsuitable agricultural land?
They can convert the vegetation to high-quality protein food for humans
How many acres are used for grazing?
About 385 million
What is required per person for diets high in foods from animals than for diets including only plant products?
More acres of cropland
Why is the amount of energy and protein present in foods from animals smaller than quantities consumed by animals in their feed?
Animals are inefficient in the ration of nutrients used to nutrients produced
What percent of households are considered food secure?
88%
What are some products other than food that ruminants are used for?
Wool, hair, hides, and pelts
Has wool peeked or decreased since 1990?
Decreased
Animal waste from ruminants contains what?
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
More than half the countries in world used mostly what for work and draft purposes?
Buffalo and cattle
What percent of the world’s human population depends on animals for moving goods?
20%
In developing countries, animals provide what percent of the cultivation power?
52%
Developed countries use what for 82% of the cultivation?
Tractors
1/3 of all U.S households have at least 1 what?
Pet cat or dog
Animals are used in what that provide income for thousands of people and recreational entertainment for millions?
Rodeos, equestrian sports, livestock shows, and other venues
Miniature pigs, swine, and sheep are examples of animals that are used in what?
Human health research
Transgenic technologies have potential to utilize livestock to produce specialized proteins in the use of what?
The creation of therapeutic drugs and other medical applications
Transgenic dairy cows and goats have ben utilized to produce what?
Hepatitis B antigens and clotting agent antithrombin III
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