Chapter 1 Flashcards
What does the beef industry provide?
Beef, leather, glue, dog food, replacement valves, lotions, chapstick, gelatin, etc.
Where are beef cow slaughter houses concentrated?
Mid- USA
What is a broiler?
Chicken raised for meat consumption.
What is a byproduct?
Something that is being produced as a result of the primary product.
What do we get from broilers?
Animal dry food and fertilizer from chicken poop.
Where are broiler slaughter houses found in the US?
In the southeast of the US.
Where are laying chickens found? Why?
All over the US because eggs need to be shipped to the store very quickly and directly from the laying farms.
What does the dairy industry provide?
Provides milk products- liquid milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, etc.
Where are the dairy farms concentrated?
In the Northeast and California.
What does the swine industry provide?
Pork products as well as medical products and everyday products like buttons.
Why can we get medical products from pigs?
Because they are closely related to humans.
Where are pigs concentrated?
Upper midwest and north carolina.
What is a terminal product?
A product where it involves the death of the animal.
What is a renewable product?
A product that can be collected multiple times without killing the animal e.g milk, eggs, and wool.
What type of meat is in the most demand? Why?
Broilers because they are more lean meats, and less expensive, and easier to raise.
What is happening to farms & farm size.
The number of farms is going down due to consoludation, however the size of farms are increasing.
What animals does the government not allow hormone use?
Pigs and Chickens cannot have hormones in them.
Why do we use hormones in cows?
So they can effeciently use the food they are given. You can feed them less food but still get the same results in weight as a cow not on hormones.
Why are cows actually bigger?
By selective breeding over generations.
What happens with GMOs?
A genetic, already in the crop, is amplified/increased to make the crop bigger and resistant to chemicals, pesticides, and insects.
do cows have a lot of hormones in them compared to humans?
No, a pregnant woman has 19 million nanograms of hormones compared to cows which have only 3 or 4 nanograms of hormones.
What actually causes children to hit puberty earlier?
Weight is directly correlated with puberty. The lack of excersize, movement, etc cause for children to be obese.
Are animals allowed to be sold with antibiotics still in their system?
No, all animals that are given antibiotics have to go through a withdraw period untill the antibiotic is out of their system?
What happens to milk when it is found with traces of antibiotics?
It is all dumped and the farmer may get a fine of 15,000 dollars.
What percent of greenhouse gasses come from agriculture?
only 10% of greenhouse gasses come from agriculture.
What animals does the government permit the use of antibiotics?
All animals: cows, chickens, pigs etc.
Are all animals and crops GMOed?
No, there are no animals that you eat that have GMOs and only certain crops have GMOs.
Does GMOs cause cancer?
No, pesticides are the cause of most cancer types in humans.
Why is a calf pulled from its mother?
So that its immune system can get stronger and so it can actually get milk quicker. It is also easier on the farmer if the animal is not with the mother in the beginning because it will be harder to teach the animal to feed off of bottles, etc.
Why are pigs and piglets confined?
So that the mother does not crush the piglet and to insure that the mother is eating the right diet.
Are all organic rules/regulations the same for every species of animal?
No, different animals have different regulations.
Are preventitive treatments/meds/antibiotics allowed on “organic” animals?
No, they are not allowed. The animals tends to suffer more without medications.
How many pounds of manure on a daily basis does one cow produce?
an estimated 150 lbs
