importance of livestock industry chapter 1 vtht 2209 dr. brahmbhatt vmd, mph, ms
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Importance of Livestock IndustryChapter 1
VTHT 2209Dr. Brahmbhatt VMD, MPH, MS
DAY 1
• First day• Syllabus• Project
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.“ —Michaelangelo
Chapter 1: The Importance of Livestock
Objectives
• Functions of livestock• Economic impact• Cattle industry contribution• Meat industry• Fiber industry
Watusi
Livestock – Importance - World
• World– Food: Malnutrition according to UN 36 million
starve annually– Protein requirement: maturation, pregnancy,
lactation and recovery from disease
• Butter cow
Livestock – Importance - US
• US– Largest exporter of agricultural
products– Export• 120 countries• Farmers and ranchers < 0.1%• 22% meat; 32% fluid milk; 29% eggs;
41% poultry products
Livestock – Importance - US
– 2007• Livestock and livestock
products (organ, fat, bones, glands): $153 billion
• Production expenses: $49.1 billion: food; $38 billion: purchase/lease of livestock
– 1/6 jobs private employment: Agriculture
Livestock – Importance - US• Byproducts
– Candy, house insulation, gum, sandpaper, wallpaper, ice cream, fertilizers, canned meats, buttons, perfumes, glue, lanolin, gelatin deserts, marshmallows, dice, piano keys, toothbrushes, cosmetics, rug padding, waxes, soap lubricants, printing ink, candles, upholstering – furniture
The Importance (cont’d)
By-products
Livestock – Importance - US
• Medications: insulin, cortisone, epinephrine, thrombin, rennet, heparin, corticotrophin
• Research• Recreation• Green: 64% land mass
in US productionof livestock
Top three in Livestock - US
• Beef Cattle and calves: Nebraska, TX, Kansas
• Dairy Products: CA, Wisconsin, NY (TX: #7)
• Sheep and Lambs: TX, CA, Wyoming– Wool: TX, Wyoming,
California
• Swine: Iowa, N. Carolina, Minnesota
US Livestock Trends
• Cholesterol/ Saturated FA’s: red meat and eggs reductions
• From docking to trim switch
• Consumer views and preferences influence livestock production
US Livestock Trends
• Small farming to commercial farming
• Research: reproduction and nutrition
• Health: Producer loses 20% income: parasite, toxins and diseases. 10% using effective prevention: CLIENT EDUCATION
Veterinary Medicine
• GOAL of Livestock producer: Most product, highest quality, at lowest cost