Bellringer 10/27/14 What types of products and by-products do we get from our livestock animals? List as many as you can.
Livestock Products 1. Food 2. Clothing 3. Shelter 4. Power meat, milk, cheese, eggs 2. Clothing wool, leather from hides 3. Shelter tents from hides 4. Power work in less developed countries
Livestock Products 5. Recreation 6. Fuel 7. Animals are converters horse back riding, rodeos 6. Fuel burn dry animal manure 7. Animals are converters eat stuff humans will not eat and convert these materials into food meat, eggs, milk, etc.
Which of the following was not made from animals:
By-Products 1. Wool 2. Leather 3. Candy and chewing gum from animal fat 4. Gelatin - from horns, hooves, bones, and hides 5. Glue, cosmetics, waxes, soap, lubricants, brushes, etc.
Wool
By-Products 6. Animal feeds from scrap meat and bones and blood meal 7. Insulin for diabetics from livestock pancreas
By-Products 8. Heparin 9. Candles 10. Fertilizer for blood clotting from livestock lungs 9. Candles 10. Fertilizer
Trends in Animal Science
What do you think is the top livestock commodity in North Carolina?
Swine
Trends in NC Swine The top agriculture commodity in North Carolina found mostly in the eastern 1/2 of the state North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally Iowa is 1st
Trends in NC Swine The swine industry brings in over 1.5 billion dollars to the state The number of swine farms is decreasing The size of farms is increasing
Poultry
Trends in NC Poultry Broilers are NC’s second rank commodity Broilers bring in over 1.3 billion dollars in cash receipts to NC agriculture
Trends in NC Poultry Recent health concerns has increased the consumption of poultry products less fat subcutaneous fat layer
Animal Agriculture North Carolina livestock commodities brings in twice as much money as other agriculture products
Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Cash Receipts from Farm Marketing, 2001
Statistics Charts and statistics provided by: NCDA USDA http://www.ncagr.com/stats/index.htm USDA http://www.usda.gov/nass/