ANSC 2060 Chapter : Chapter 2 The Companion Animal Industry
Document Summary
Pets being treated more like family members. Trend in urban areas to house pets and feed pets indoors. Greatest impact over any other animal industry on americans. All products and services that promote animal health. Medicines and vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices, pet supplies, nutritional supplements, veterinary care, etc . Animal health is closely connected to human health. Safe, healthy food and food products (milk) come from healthy animals. Worldwide increased demand for animal protein, (milk, meat, eggs, and fish) We must produce more food with less resources. Livestock production and the rate of pet ownership both continue to increase! By the year 2050, the world needs to double food production to feed a global population (estimated 9. 1 billion) Estimated the need for milk will more than quadruple from 2003 demand levels by 2050. But additional land and water needed to produce more meat and milk will not double. Must have cost-effective production of safe, high-quality animal protein.
