agriculture Flashcards
How does your food get from the farm to the plate? Explain what a producer, a processor, and a consumer are.
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
What’s your favorite food and how does it get from the farm to the table?
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
What do cattle produce?
meat, hamburger, steak, milk, soap, leather
What do hogs produce?
pork, lard, leather, glue, fertilizer,
What do chickens produce?
meat, eggs
What do sheep produce?
milk, wool, fleece
Where does wool come from?
Sheep
Which animal science industry is the most important to you? Why?
Cows because they produce the most
Name 1 beef breed and what it is known for.
Angus, high demand in meat
Name 1 dairy breed and what it is known for.
Holstein calves, most popular breed in U.S
Name 1 swine breed and what it is known for.
Yorkshire, known for their muscle and meat proportion
Name 1 sheep breed and what it is known for.
lincoln, known for its fiber
Name 1 goat breed and what it is known for.
Alpine, known for its thick milk
Name 1 poultry breed and what it is known for.
Maran, known for their dark brown eggs
Why do you think it’s important to learn about livestock breeds?
To know better about diseases and behavior
Name 5 important dates in animal science history.
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.
What is the difference between Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare. You need a Venn diagram to show this.
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.
What is a domestic animal?
genetically adapted over generations to live alongside humans.
What is a non domestic animal?
any wild animal, which is not naturally tame or gentle
What is an endangered animal?
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future,
What is an animal by-product? Give 3 examples.
Meat, beef, beef jerky, hotdogs, lamb chops.
