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- 4 most numerous livestock species from most numerous to least numerous
- chickens, cattle, sheep, and swine
- correlation between % of population working in agriculture and standard of living
- lower % of agricultural workers = higher standard of living
- ____ are the most important source of energy in world diets
- cereal grains
- two main reasons that meat is important nutritionally
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1) assortment of amino acids matches human body the closest
2) meat provides B12 in the diet - two most important ruminant animals
- cattle and sheep
- What five other main areas do animals contribute to?
- clothing, other nonfood products, work, companionship, and recreation
- country with the largest cattle population
- India
- country with the most beef production
- United States
- cattle producer that raises the calf from birth to 6-10 months
- cow-calf operation
- cattle operator that raises the calf to 600-850 lbs primarily on roughage
- stocker-yearling operation
- cattle operator that finishes the cattle to a slaughter weight
- feedlot operator
- two kinds of cow-calf producers
- commercial producers and seedstock breeders
- two basic types of cattle-feeding operations
- commercial and farmer feeders
- What change has occurred in the US dairy industry over the past few decades?
- a decrease in cows with an increase in per cow milk production
- horse production generally has ____ since the 1960's
- fluctuated up and down
- the fastest growing source of meat for humans
- poultry
- Where is the poultry industry primarily located in the US?
- southeastern region
- two types of sheep-production
- farm-flock and range-flock
- Where is swine production heavily concentrated in the US?
- the Corn Belt
- four primary types of swine production
- feeder-pig production, feeder-pig finishing, seedstock operations, and farrow-to-finish
- Mississippi's largest livestock industry
- aquaculture
- best aspect of aquaculture farming
- low feed conversion ratio