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IMPACT OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE Objective: 5.01: Explain the economic impact of animal agriculture.
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Objective: 5.01: Explain the economic impact of animal agriculture.

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

IMPACT OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

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

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ANIMAL PRODUCTS

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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!

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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

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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.

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT MADE FROM ANIMALS:

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ANSWER!

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BY-PRODUCTS

1. Wool2. 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.

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WOOL

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BY-PRODUCTS

8. Heparin for blood clotting from livestock lungs

9. Lanolin - Oil from Sheep's Skin

10. Fertilizer, Printer Ink, Lubricants

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ECONOMIC IMPACT & IMPORTANCE

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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

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

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TRENDS IN NORTH CAROLINA

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

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ANIMAL WELFARE AND RIGHTS

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ANIMAL WELFARE

Humane treatment of animals Most animal producers and researchers

believe in animal welfare support animal nutrition oppose cruel treatment

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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

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ANIMAL WELFARE

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

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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

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WELFARE VS RIGHTS

Involves good treatment of animals

Less radical Supported

by most animal producers and researchers

No use whatsoever

Radical activities including violence

Usually vegetarians

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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:

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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.