1. Food Trends Review Roni Tarver

2. How much of their disposable income do Americans spend on food? Less than 11%

3. What is butterfat? The natural fat of milk and a major component of butter

4. What is marbling? The intramuscular fat that gives meat its flavor and tenderness

5. What is the process of dressing cattle? Removing the head, hide, hooves, and viscera from the carcass of an animal

6. How are pigs processed? They leave the skin on pigs. They also have the highest dressing percentage (72%) of all animals

7. What is a good practice for disease prevention in a dairy? The entire milking parlor must be thoroughly washed between milking cycles to help prevent disease

8. What is farrowing? The process of giving birth to a litter of pigs

9. How much sheep/wool production is Texas responsible for? 17 % of the total US products

10. What distinguishes a lamb under one year of age from an older lamb? Lambs under a year have a milder flavor of meat, and a break joint as compared to a ossified spool joint in lambs over a year of age.

11. How often is turkey consumed? Turkey is now consumed year-round. It is no longer considered a seasonal product.

12. What is aquaculture? The production of fish and other seafood in artificial settings

13. What US state is the world’s second leading producer of pistachios? California, after only being in the market for 25 years

14. What is the most widely grown crop in our nation? Corn. It is also the leading feed grain for livestock in the US.

15. How much of the total world grain exports does our nation account for? 44 percent

16. What are forbs? Unusual food items with woody stems

17. Define Lactation The act of giving milk

18. Define Yearling 14-month-old animal

19. What is an example of a ruminant animal? Cattle Sheep

20. What is an example of a monogastric animal? Swine