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Importance of Livestock Industry Chapter 1

Importance of Livestock Industry Chapter 1. VTHT 2209 Dr. 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 .

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Importance of Livestock Industry Chapter 1

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  1. Importance of Livestock IndustryChapter 1 VTHT 2209 Dr. Brahmbhatt VMD, MPH, MS

  2. DAY 1 • First day • Syllabus • Project

  3. "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

  4. Chapter 1: The Importance of Livestock

  5. Objectives • Functions of livestock • Economic impact • Cattle industry contribution • Meat industry • Fiber industry Watusi

  6. Livestock – Importance - World • World • Food: Malnutrition according to UN 36 million starve annually • Protein requirement: maturation, pregnancy, lactation and recovery from disease • Butter cow

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. The Importance (cont’d) By-products

  11. Livestock – Importance - US • Medications: insulin, cortisone, epinephrine, thrombin, rennet, heparin, corticotrophin • Research • Recreation • Green: 64% land mass in US production of livestock

  12. 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

  13. US Livestock Trends • Cholesterol/ Saturated FA’s: red meat and eggs reductions • From docking to trim switch • Consumer views and preferences influence livestock production

  14. 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

  15. Veterinary Medicine • GOAL of Livestock producer: Most product, highest quality, at lowest cost

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