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calorie

Measurement of heat, and the energy required to remove that energy

are animal products more important for protein or calories

protein

red meat and poultry provide what % of the world’s meat supply

89%

Pork production is increasing by what % each year

1-2%

can you feed poultry litter to ruminants

yes

Animal proteins has higher amounts of what than plant proteins

Essential Amino Acids

Along with amino acids, what does meat provide the human body

vitamin B12

Developed countries consume how many lbs per person in dairy products per year

\~500lbs/per person/per year

Less developed countries consume how many lbs per person in dairy products each year

Dairy production is increasing at what rate per year?

\~2%

What food type has the chance to improve world nutrition

Poultry

What makes poultry different in terms of solving world nutrition

Low investment cost and produce with minimal input

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is a ____________ based disease that causes __________ to build up in neural tissue

Prion; Plaque

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is similar to what human disease?

Cruetzfeldt Jakobs Disease (CJD)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is similar to what Cervidae (deer) Disease

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

The US accounts for what % of the worlds cattle

7%

The US accounts for what percent of the worlds chickens

9%

The US accounts for what percent of the worlds horses

10%

The US accounts for what percent of the worlds turkeys

35%

Animal production must double by what year, due to increased population

2050

Most countries with a small percentage of the population in agriculture have what two things?

Higher standards of living, Higher per capita consumption of at products

Ethology is the study of what

Animal behavior

Animal health is the study of

Diseases, environmental factors, and parasites

Meat science is the study of

Handling, processing, marketing, and production of meat product

Dairy science is the study of

Milk and milk products

Biotechnology is the study of

Technical applications of biology

Physiology is the study of

The mechanics of life

Genetics is the study of

Hereditary and inherited characteristics

Biometry is the study of

A statistical application of genetics

Nutrition is the study of what

How organisms take in and use food for needs

How many people are influenced by agriculture

Everyone

Horses are a special monogastric animal, what part fo their digestive track is altered for their diet

A larger secum

What are horses referred as when considering gastronomy

“Hind Gut Fermentation”

can tame animals be domesticated or undomesticated

yes

Tame animals are ___________ of human interaction

Tolerant

Our ancestors domesticated animals for what reason

Convenience

What ratio of the worlds agricultural land is permanent pasture

\~2/3

What percentage of the worlds permanent pasture agriculture land is unfit for crops intended to beg for human consumption

60%

What are the 3 major draft species

Oxen, Donkeys, and Horses

What types of clothing come from butchered animals

Leathers, skins, furs, feathers

What types of clothing come from live animals

Wool, cashmere, alpaca, silk

Ruminant Agriculture takes space away from human crop production, true or false

false

Human lifespans have increased by how much due to animal science

30 years

Mississippi is the #1 producer of what product

Catfish

All US exports show a deficit in profit, Agriculture products show a positive balance, true or false

true

What country does the US export most of its Ag products to

China

_______________ drive the market

Consumers

The beef industry takes about how many years to adapt to market demands

\~2-3 years

The poultry industry takes about how long to adapt to market demands

\~3-6 months

What country houses the most amount of dairy cattle

India

What country is the most efficient dairy producer

USA

What 3 countries produce the most dairy products

EU, India, and USA

What 3 countries consume the most dairy products

New Zealand, EU, and Switzerland

Milk is most often transported in fluid form, true or false

false

Which US state produces the most amount of dairy products

New Mexico

Which US state has the most dairy cattle

California

Have farms with less than 100 cows decreased since 1977

yes

What is the average amount of milk produced by dairy farms each day

4100lbs

Why is the number of swine farms so low

Vertical integration

Why is swine production in the us mainly located in the corn belt

Readily available feed

Which US state produces 25% of the US swine industry

Iowa

Goats graze on what two types of plants

Shrubs & some broad leaves

Cattle graze on what two types of plants

Tall grasses & some broad leaves

Sheep graze on what two types of plants

Short grasses & some broad leaves

Many broad leaved plants are what?

Weeds

Which country possesses the highest number of head of sheep

China

Which country consumes the most sheep and goat products

Mongolia

The US exports very little lamb & mutton, True or False

true

What is the current number of head of sheep in the US

5 million

Which countries export large numbers of lamb products to the US

Australia, New Zealand

Which state has the most Ewes

Texas

What percentage of sheep are born in the west

23%

What percentage of sheep born in the north central region are lost before seeing the market

13%

What are the major causes of lost sheep in the US

Coyotes, Weather

Feeder lambs are ready for market in how many days

90-120

Feeder lambs are usually what weight by the time they hit the market

120-130

What was the most recently domesticated animal

Horses

The horse was domesticated before the donkey in ancient Egypt, True or False

false

Donkey and zebras share the same genus name as horses, what is that name?

Equus

The offspring of horses mated with donkeys and zebras can produce their own offspring, True or False

false

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What event caused the US horse population to rapidly decline

World War 1

Its estimated that there are how many horses currently in the US

9\.2 million

Behavior

Actions performed in response to stimuli

What are the five freedoms of animal welfare

Freedom to/of/from; thirst, discomfort, pain injury and disease, express normal behavior, fear and distress

What is animal rights?

Philosophical view that animals have rights similar or the same as humans

What is animal welfare?

Advocacy for humane treatment of animals

Is peta an animal rights group, or an animal welfare group

Animal rights

Is the following an example of animal rights or animal welfare: animals should not be consumed

Animal rights

Is the following an example of animal rights or animal welfare: animals should have the same rights as humans

Animal rights

Is the following an example of animal rights or animal welfare: animals should get safe and effective treatment to keep them healthy

Animal welfare

Is the following an example of animal rights or animal welfare: animals can be pets

Animal welfare

Is the following an example of animal rights or animal welfare: animals are just as beneficial and important to humans as humans are to animals

Animal welfare

The Animal Liberation Front began in what country in the 70's

Great Britain

Is the AVMA an animal rights group, or an animal welfare group

Animal Welfare

The nervous system is involved with physical and chemical reactions to stimuli, true or false

true

The endocrine system is involved with hormonal reactions to stimuli, true or false

true

What is stimulus?

Anything that elicits a response

__________ nerves receive signals

afferent

___________ nerves send signals

efferent

How quickly does the the nervous system react

Milliseconds