Chapter 5 and 6 Flashcards
what is the number for Cattle production globally?
1 billion
In which 3 large populated countries are Cattles mostly produced
- India
- Brazil
- China
between 2017-2027 would the demand for beef increase or decrease? by how many percent?
Increase by 16%
how many cattle’s slaughtered each year?
290 million
48% of worlds beef comes from which countries?
-USA
-Brazil
-European Union
Name the meat production system
- Intensive system
- Extensive system
- Semi intensive system
Intensive meat production system
-Large scale commercial operations
-Animals are confined
-Feed given according to requirements
-Easy to monitor
-Efficient use of feed resources
-precision livestock management
intensive sustainability challenges
-zootic disease transfer
-feedstuff milling
-transportation GHG emissions
-nutrient/chemical/fertilizers runoff into surrounding environment
-labor
climate control
Extensive meat production system
-limited use of resources
-improved feedbase for growth & meat production
-used by many agroclimatic regions & different socio economic groups ww
-Rageland feed
-monitoring animals needs
Semi-intensive meat production system
- transfer animals into an intensive system
-housing to free rage animals
sustainable animal production
naturally available feed resources without compromising environment
producers aim
(economic benefit)
greater yields max profit short gain
consumers aim
(social benefits)
improve health welfare
govt. authority aim
(environment benefit)
less mitigation
less nutritional waste
less pollution to soil
what is utilized as feedstuff for meat production
agri industrial by product
