ANS 3006C Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Animal Science, Methane Emissions, Food Systems
26 Aug 2016
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Animal science and issues in the livestock industry. Livestock management systems: how we utilize our resources. Labor, capital, animals, and the environment: designed to produce safe, palatable, nutritious, and affordable food without unduly damaging our renewable resources, a goal is to produce pleasure, recreation, and performance while maintaining renewable resources. Applies to horses: aims to provide careers and an adequate income for all involved in the process. Animal science primarily focuses on the livestock industry: food systems providing meat, milk, eggs, blood, and fat, fiber systems supplying wool and hair, work, recreation and sport, and companionship, livestock by-products. Careers in animal science: veterinary medicine, nutritionist, equine industry, cattle industry, plus many others. Failure to communicate: there is often a lot of miscommunication about agricultural practices and beliefs. Busting myths: false information is presented by the media and is incorrectly conveyed to the consumer, example) hormone free chicken.
