Issues in Animal Agriculture

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Issues in Animal Agriculture

• Chapter 23

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• Issues Current in Animal Agriculture
• Environment
• Diet-Health
• Animal Rights
• Socioeconomic
• Food Safety
• For all controversial issues
• Risk assessment used to evaluate the risk of a
  particular issue at hand

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• Animal Welfare
• Many types of animal activist groups
• Most groups fight for what they believe is fair,
  humane, and ethical for animals
• Examples
• Beef branding, castration, dehorning, etc.
• Swine confinement, farrowing crates, etc.
• Dairy dehorning, stall systems, confinement,
  etc.
• Veal housing, slaughter, etc.
• Poultry cages, debeaking, etc.
• Horses stalling, racing, slaughter, etc.

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• Biotechnology
• The application of physical, chemical, and
  engineering principles to biological systems
• Offers potential improvements in peoples lives
• Human Medicine
• Examples
• Genetic Engineering
• Xenotransplantation
• Transplanting animal tissues to other species
• Bovine somatotropin (BST)
• Increases milk production in dairy cattle

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• Environmental Issues
• Preservation of natural resources
• Examples
• Waste Management
• Water Utilization and Water Quality
• Federal Lands
• Endangered Species
• Global Warming
• Ruminants emitting methane
• Conversion of Agriculture Land

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• Consumer Issues
• Do animal products endanger human health?
• Examples
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Cholesterol
• HDL vs. LDL
• Fatty acids
• Vegetarianism

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• Food Safety
• Are animal products safe for humans to consumer?
• Examples
• E. coli 0157H7
• Irradiated Foods
• Microorganisms
• Bacteria, molds, parasites, viruses
• Chemical Residues
• Antibiotic Resistance

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• Quality Assurance
• Process to ensure consumers they are receiving a
  wholesome product
• Focus of quality assurance
• Record keeping
• Safe use of pharmaceutical products and proper
  product labeling
• Reducing injection site lesions
• Usage of quality animal feeds
• Avoidance of residues

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• HACCP
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
• Program mandatory by the federal government for
  animal product production companies

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• What if you are confronted about an animal
  agriculture issue?
• Speak professionally
• Think! Before you speak!
• Acknowledge true points
• Acknowledge false points
• Provide reliable facts to prove points false
• Maintain your composure
• Dont let the discussion frustrate you
• Ask Questions

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• Chapter 23 Issues in Animal Agriculture
• Describe the major issues concerning animal
  agriculture.
• Be able to give examples.
• Discuss how animal product companies try to
  ensure a quality product to consumers.
• How do you discuss these issues with activists?