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Dystotya
Difficulty giving birth
Commercial beef production
Cattle are raised for slaughter; not registered; majority of livestock
Purebred or seedstock beef production
Cattle are bred for specific traits; bulls and heifers are sold to other purebreds; cattle are registered, may sell semen
Weaning to feedlot
Calves are weaned then immediately sent to feedlot
Dry
Non lactating
Wet
Lactating
Open
Not pregnant
Average daily gained
Pounds gained / Days
Feed efficiency
Pounds of feed / Pounds gained
Dressing percentage
Weight of usable product / weight of carcass
Weaning-grass-feedlot
Weaned calves are moved to grass then to feedlot; on average 100-200 lbs more than direct feedlot
Brazil
Leading country for beef production
Texas
Leading state for beef production
Feeder pig production
Swine are born onsite and then sold at weaning age to other producers to be fed to market weight
Feeder pig finishing
Feeder pigs are bought then fed to market weight and harvested
Farrow to finish
Pigs are born on site and raised to market weight and harvested
Sign of sow’s milk efficiency and production
Why is it important to weigh weaned swine
Their intestines are not fully formed and immunity is low
Why are swine not weaned before 3 weeks
Creep feed
Slowly introducing dry feed to make weaning easier
China
The leading country in swine production
Iowa
The leading state in swine production
Farm flock
Smaller sheep flocks mostly found in the midwest more than 50 head; 100 head is not uncommon; generally have more surviving lambs per ewe
Range Flock
Large flocks of sheep on large amounts of land; 80% of sheep population; more than 1000 head; mostly in the West
Ovine Feedlot
Less than 1000 head; many lambs ready for slaughter at weaning
China
Leading country in ovine production
Texas
Leading state in ovine production
Mature equine weight (Quarter horse)
1100 lbs
Equine weaning weight (Quarter horse)
500 lbs
Equine ADG (Quarter horse)
1.75 lbs of gain/ days
Equine yearling ADG (Quarter horse)
.75 lbs of feed/ lbs of gain
What makes dairy specialized
Lots of equipment and expenses involved
Trends in dairy
Milk production has increased but number of farms and cows has decreased
Standard reporting for milk production
305 days 2x ME
ME
Mature equivalent; 5-8 years
Cows typically have their first calf at
2 years
Yearly milk production per cow
16,000-26,000 lbs
Country with most amount of cows
India
Leading country in milk production
U.S.
Leading state in dairy production
California
Leading country in poultry production
U.S.
Leading state in poultry production
Georgia
Leading country in egg production
China
Vegetarianism is related to
food scarcity
Why are animal proteins better than plant proteins
Animal proteins more closely match human proteins
What percent of land is used for crops
20%
What percent of land is used for livestock
60%
Chronic persistant hunger
a state of long-term malnourishment
Famine
A limited time period of food scarcity
What percent of the U.S is food insecure
15%
What percent of protein is received from grain worldwide
45%
What percent of protein is received from meat worldwide
16%
What percent of our country is involved in agriculture
1%
Red meat consumption has
fallen
Poultry, fish, and total meat consumption has
risen
Fat=
Flavor
Why has red meat consumption fallen
Price, consumer acceptance, and health issues
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