1. Bellringer 10/27/14
What types of products and by-products do we get from our livestock animals? List as many as you can.

2. Livestock Products 1. Food 2. Clothing 3. Shelter 4. Power
meat, milk, cheese, eggs
2. Clothing
wool, leather from hides
3. Shelter
tents from hides
4. Power
work in less developed countries

3. Livestock Products 5. Recreation 6. Fuel 7. Animals are converters
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.

4. Which of the following was not made from animals:

6. By-Products
1. Wool 2. 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.

7. Wool

8. By-Products 6. Animal feeds from scrap meat and bones and blood meal
7. Insulin
for diabetics
from livestock pancreas

9. By-Products 8. Heparin 9. Candles 10. Fertilizer for blood clotting
from livestock lungs
9. Candles
10. Fertilizer

10. Trends in Animal Science

12. What do you think is the top livestock commodity in North Carolina?

14. Swine

15. Trends in NC Swine The top agriculture commodity in North Carolina
found mostly in the eastern 1/2 of the state
North Carolina ranks 2nd nationally
Iowa is 1st

17. Trends in NC Swine
The swine industry brings in over 1.5 billion dollars to the state
The number of swine farms is decreasing
The size of farms is increasing

18. Poultry

21. Trends in NC Poultry Broilers are NC’s second rank commodity
Broilers bring in over 1.3 billion dollars in cash receipts to NC agriculture

22. Trends in NC Poultry
Recent health concerns has increased the consumption of poultry products
less fat
subcutaneous fat layer

23. Animal Agriculture
North Carolina livestock commodities brings in twice as much money as other agriculture products

24. Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Cash Receipts from Farm Marketing, 2001

25. Statistics Charts and statistics provided by: NCDA USDA
USDA