unit 4 test Flashcards
DAIRY INDUSTRY: provide the world with milk, milk
by products, and even meat
processes for MILK: pasteurization-
the process by which milk is heated and then quickly cooled (shocked) to eliminate bacteria
marketing schemes for MILK: “antibiotic free milk”-
milk produced from dairy cattle that are not given antibiotic during the milking period
“organic milk”-
milk produced from cows that are not fed genetically modified crops or crops that were not grown with commercial pesticides/ fertilizers
BEEF INDUSTRY: provides the world with
meat and various byproducts
segments of the beef industry:
cow- calf operation purebred/ seed stock operation stock backgrounder operation feed lot
stocker/backgrounder:
provide young feeder cattle with adequate nutrition to encourage growth and development
cattle not kept for seedstock will go here
the goal is to feed for cheap and put on quick gain
pounds of meat=
more money
orvine industry: castrated male=
wether
gestation length=
5 months
lamb
meat from a sheep that is LESS than 1 year of age
some Brees producer higher
quality wool than others
caprine industry: provides the world with meat, milk
milk, fiber, and byproducts
young regardless
kid
companion goats
pets or for land management
goats are great for cleaning up
trash on land
meat: not all states practice USDA
federally inspected goat harvest
poultry industry: young female (no baby yet)
pullet
cage free
hens free range outside and eggs are collected out of a field, predators
broiler chickens
provide the industry with meat
organic chicken: not fed genetically
feed or feeds sprayed with commercial pesticides or fertilizers
antibiotic free
scam
equine industry: provide means of work
companionship, and are used for recreation
