agriculture

Question 1

How does your food get from the farm to the plate? Explain what a producer, a processor, and a consumer are.

Answer 1

Producer: Gathers raw products
Processor: Makes the raw products into more finished
Consumer: The person who buys the products, like us at the grocery store

Question 2

What’s your favorite food and how does it get from the farm to the table?

Answer 2

Steak
Steak get to the table by, farmers raise cattle then send them off to slotter and then a meat processing plant then the the store then we buy it from the store

Question 3

What do cattle produce?

Answer 3

meat, hamburger, steak, milk, soap, leather

Question 4

What do hogs produce?

Answer 4

pork, lard, leather, glue, fertilizer,

Question 5

What do chickens produce?

Answer 5

meat, eggs

Question 6

What do sheep produce?

Answer 6

milk, wool, fleece

Question 7

Where does wool come from?

Answer 7

Sheep

Question 8

Which animal science industry is the most important to you? Why?

Answer 8

Cows because they produce the most

Question 9

Name 1 beef breed and what it is known for.

Answer 9

Angus, high demand in meat

Question 10

Name 1 dairy breed and what it is known for.

Answer 10

Holstein calves, most popular breed in U.S

Question 11

Name 1 swine breed and what it is known for.

Answer 11

Yorkshire, known for their muscle and meat proportion

Question 12

Name 1 sheep breed and what it is known for.

Answer 12

lincoln, known for its fiber

Question 13

Name 1 goat breed and what it is known for.

Answer 13

Alpine, known for its thick milk

Question 14

Name 1 poultry breed and what it is known for.

Answer 14

Maran, known for their dark brown eggs

Question 15

Why do you think it’s important to learn about livestock breeds?

Answer 15

To know better about diseases and behavior

Question 16

Name 5 important dates in animal science history.

Answer 16

1960’s - An effective live avirulent EAV vaccine was developed and evaluated by Drs. McCollum, Doll and Wilson.

1960’s - Serological studies confirmed that EAV infections occurred worldwide; Drs. McCollum and Bryans.

1960’s - Virulence/pathogenesis of strains of EAV studied; Dr. McCollum.

1963 -Harold Drudge appointed head of Department of Veterinary Science.

1963 - Thiabendiazole, an anthelmintic, was released after the Department of Veterinary Science cooperated in the testing of its efficacy with Merck & Co., Inc.

Question 17

What is the difference between Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare. You need a Venn diagram to show this.

Answer 17

Animal rights means that animals are not ours to use for food, clothing, entertainment, or experimentation. Animal welfare allows these uses as long as “humane” guidelines are followed.

Question 18

What is a domestic animal?

Answer 18

genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans.

Question 19

What is a non domestic animal?

Answer 19

any wild animal, which is not naturally tame or gentle

Question 20

What is an endangered animal?

Answer 20

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future,

Question 21

What is an animal by-product? Give 3 examples.

Answer 21

Meat, beef, beef jerky, hotdogs, lamb chops.