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The Beef Industry

The Beef Industry. Beef Products. What products can you think of?. Seed Stock Producers. Produce close to “perfect” animals, sell their semen or embryos. http://www.absglobal.com/beef/. Elite Breeders & Producers. Try to breed the “perfect” animal.

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The Beef Industry

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  1. The Beef Industry

  2. Beef Products • What products can you think of?

  3. Seed Stock Producers • Produce close to “perfect” animals, sell their semen or embryos. • http://www.absglobal.com/beef/

  4. Elite Breeders & Producers • Try to breed the “perfect” animal. • Show these animals to build a better reputation as a breeder.

  5. Commercial Cow Calf Producer • Means that they aren’t registered to a specific breed. • Breed cows annually. • Keep heifer calves to breed. • Castrate bull calves, raise as steers for meat.

  6. KY is the largest cattle producer East of the Mississippi

  7. Feedlots • Cow calf producers ship loads of cattle to them. • Typical load is 40,000lbs. • They feed and keep the animal’s health up for a very low price for the cow calf producer. • They each get part of the profit after the animal sells for slaughter.

  8. Slaughterhouses or Packing Plants • Large scale operations that, as humanely as possible slaughter animals on a large scale for human consumption.

  9. Wholesaler • Sell large portions of meat to companies for them to make their own products with.

  10. Retailer • Sell meat to the public.

  11. Consumer • That’s YOU!

  12. Discussion Questions • From an agriculturalists mindset, how much do you think the average person knows about the beef industry?

  13. Discussion Questions • Is the beef industry humanely housing and feeding their livestock?

  14. Discussion Questions • Is the beef industry performing the slaughtering and processing of meat as humanely as possible?

  15. Discussion Questions • When things like recalls take place, is it important to be educated?

  16. Assignment • Draw a diagram representing the beef industry. • How does each “section” work together? • Label each section. • Draw a symbol to represent that section. • In 4 words or more, describe each section. • Seedstock Producers =Make perfect animals, sell their genetics.

  17. Sections Discussed • Seedstock Producers • Elite breeders • Commercial Cow/calf producers • Feedlots • Slaughterhouse/packing plant • Wholesaler • Retailer • Consumer

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