Importance of Livestock Products and By Products Essential Standard 5.00 Understand the impact of animal agriculture. Objective 5.01 Explain the economical impact of animal agriculture.

Livestock Products Work in groups of three and write down as many animals products and by-products as you can. You have 5 minutes to complete this task!

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Livestock Products Ruminants and other animals eat feed materials that humans will not eat and convert these materials into food that humans will eat. Examples: Meat, Eggs, Milk, etc.

Livestock Products 1. Food - meat, milk, cheese, eggs 2. Clothing- wool, leather from hides 3. Shelter- tents from hides 4. Power - work in less developed countries5. 5. Recreation - horse back riding, rodeos 6. Fuel- burn dry animal manure Manures can be used as raw materials in methane gas biodigesters; Can also be used as fuel in less developed countries.

By-Products 1. Wool – Coat of the Animal 2. Leather - Animal Hides 3. Candy and chewing gum - animal fat 4. Gelatin - from horns, hooves, bones, and hides 5. Glue, cosmetics, waxes, soap, lubricants, brushes, etc.

By-Products, continued 6. Animal Feeds – Scrap meat and bones and blood meal 7. Insulin – Used to treat diabetes; was developed from livestock pancreas at one time in history Today, this is produced more in biotechnology. 8. Heparin – Livestock Lungs; used for blood clotting

By-Products , continued 9. Many other medicines used to treat thyroid issues, allergies, and respiratory diseases. 10. Lanolin – oil produced by skin in sheep 11. Fertilizer, Printer ink, lubricants - All from inedible beef fats and proteins

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Economic Impact Provides use of land and other resources Conserves Soil Helps provide jobs and increase tax base

Economic Importance Income from livestock, poultry, and their products is about twice that from all crops in North Carolina. North Carolina is near the top nationally in production of hogs, turkeys, and poultry.

Economic Importance

Animal Agriculture By the Numbers Income from broilers is about $2.6 billion per year Income from hogs is about $2.5 billion per year Income from turkeys is about $775,000 dollars Income from cattle is about $275, 000 per year

Johnston County Production Facts Broilers Produced – 11,300,000 (20th) Cattle (all) – 11,100 (25th) Beef Cows – 5900 (19) Hogs and Pigs – 175,000 (13th) Layers – 72,000 (27th) Turkeys – 305,000 (14)

Trends in Animal Agriculture Swine farms are getting fewer and larger

Trends in Animal Agriculture Health concerns have caused an increase in the consumption of poultry.

Trends in Animal Agriculture Most poultry farms are contract growers Most swine farmers also grow on contract.

Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Cash Receipts from Farm Marketing, 2001

Resources For More Information Charts and statistics provided by: NCDA http://www.ncagr.com/stats/index.htm USDA http://www.usda.gov/nass/

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Vocabulary Note Cards Livestock Products Livestock By-Products Food, Clothing, Shelter, Power, Recreation, Manure Livestock By-Products Clothing – wool and leather Food – candy, chewing gum, gelatin Household – glue, cosmetics, waxes, soap Animal Feeds – bone/blood meal Medical – Insulin, heparin Economic Importance (2 statements) 12 Total

Issues in the Animal Agriculture Industry Animal Rights versus Animal Welfare

Historically The issue of Animal Rights and moral issues related to animals such as livestock and poultry date back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks.

Belief: Humane treatment of animals Animal Welfare Belief: Humane treatment of animals Key Points: Most animal producers and researchers believe in animal welfare, support animal nutrition, and oppose cruel treatment of animals. Scientific information should be the basis of decisions, laws, and regulations related to animal welfare. It is difficult to assess animal comfort and well-being because they do not talk and because there are no universally accepted measures to use.

Belief: Animals should not be used by humans. Animal Rights Belief: Animals should not be used by humans. Key Points in Comparison to Animal Welfare Involves good treatment, whereas animal rights means animals not used by animals Animal welfare groups are usually less radical in their activities than animal rights groups Rights movements supporters are usually vegetarians. Animal producers and researchers are usually supporters of animal welfare, but NOT animal rights.

Animal Rights Fact Largest Animal Rights Organization is the Humane Society of the United States

Other Groups

Laws Protecting Animals Animal Welfare Act Set standard for minimum care and treatment of animals used for commercial sale, research, transported commercially or exhibited to the public. Originally passed in 1966- Revised numerous times Most recent revision was in 2008 Health Research Extension Act Passed in 1985 Sets standards for care of animals used for biomedical and behavioral research

McDonalds and Animal Welfare McDonalds Talks Animal Welfare

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Vocabulary Note Cards Animal Rights Animal Welfare Animal Welfare Act Health Research Extension Act 4 Cards total