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Impact of animal agriculture

Impact of animal agriculture. Objective: 5.01: Explain the economic impact of animal agriculture. . Animal Products. Livestock Products. Work in groups of three and write down as many animals products and by-products as you can. You have 10 min. to complete this task!. Livestock Products.

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Impact of animal agriculture

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  1. Impact of animal agriculture Objective: 5.01: Explain the economic impact of animal agriculture.

  2. Animal Products

  3. Livestock Products • Work in groups of three and write down as many animals products and by-products as you can. • You have 10 min. to complete this task!

  4. 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 countries

  5. Livestock Products 5. Recreation • 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.

  6. Which of the following was not made from animals:

  7. Answer!

  8. 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.

  9. Wool

  10. By-Products 6. Animal feeds from scrap meat and bones and blood meal 7. Insulin • for diabetics • from livestock pancreas

  11. By-Products 8. Heparin • for blood clotting • from livestock lungs 9. Lanolin - Oil from Sheep's Skin 10. Fertilizer, Printer Ink, Lubricants

  12. Economic Impact & Importance

  13. Broilers = $2.6 billion per year • Hogs = $2.5 billion per year • Turkeys = $775,000 dollars • Cattle = $275,000 per year • Income from livestock, poultry, and their products is about twice that of crop production in NC! • NC is near top nationally in hogs, turkeys, and poultry Money, money, Money

  14. Swine farms are getting fewer and larger Health concerns have caused an increase in the consumption of poultry Most poultry farms are contract growers Most swine farmers grow on contract Trends in North Carolina

  15. Animal Welfare and Rights

  16. Animal Welfare • Humane treatment of animals • Most animal producers and researchers believe in animal welfare • support animal nutrition • oppose cruel treatment

  17. Animal Welfare • Scientific information should be the basis for decisions, laws, and regulations related to animal welfare • It is difficult to assess animal comfort because they do not talk and there are no universally accepted measures to use

  18. Laws that Protect Animals • Animal Welfare Act – Sets minimum standards for animals used for sale, research, transport, and exhibited • Last updated 2008 • Health Research Act – Passed in 1985, Standards for animals used in biomedical and behavior research Animal Welfare

  19. Animal Rights • Animals should not be used by humans • The issues of animal welfare and animal rights date back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks • Largest animal rights group is the Humane Society of the United States

  20. Involves good treatment of animals Less radical Supported by most animal producers and researchers No use whatsoever Radical activities including violence Usually vegetarians Welfare vs Rights Welfare Rights

  21. Assignment • Write a letter to the editor of your local paper that explains your thoughts for the article you read in class today. • This must be at least 3/4 page double spaced in 12 point font. • Start with Dear Editor:

  22. Assignment • Construct a 4min speech (minimum) 6min (maximum) on the topic “Animal Welfare and Animal Rights.” • Must be persuasive • Must contain factual information with sources.

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