Importance of Livestock Industry Chapter 1 VTHT 2209 Dr. Brahmbhatt VMD, MPH, MS

Importance of Livestock IndustryChapter 1

VTHT 2209Dr. Brahmbhatt VMD, MPH, MS

DAY 1

• First day• Syllabus• Project

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.“ —Michaelangelo

Chapter 1: The Importance of Livestock

Objectives

• Functions of livestock• Economic impact• Cattle industry contribution• Meat industry• Fiber industry

Watusi

Livestock – Importance - World

• World– Food: Malnutrition according to UN 36 million

starve annually– Protein requirement: maturation, pregnancy,

lactation and recovery from disease

• Butter cow

Livestock – Importance - US

• US– Largest exporter of agricultural

products– Export• 120 countries• Farmers and ranchers < 0.1%• 22% meat; 32% fluid milk; 29% eggs;

41% poultry products

Livestock – Importance - US

– 2007• Livestock and livestock

products (organ, fat, bones, glands): $153 billion

• Production expenses: $49.1 billion: food; $38 billion: purchase/lease of livestock

– 1/6 jobs private employment: Agriculture

Livestock – Importance - US• Byproducts

– Candy, house insulation, gum, sandpaper, wallpaper, ice cream, fertilizers, canned meats, buttons, perfumes, glue, lanolin, gelatin deserts, marshmallows, dice, piano keys, toothbrushes, cosmetics, rug padding, waxes, soap lubricants, printing ink, candles, upholstering – furniture

The Importance (cont’d)

By-products

Livestock – Importance - US

• Medications: insulin, cortisone, epinephrine, thrombin, rennet, heparin, corticotrophin

• Research• Recreation• Green: 64% land mass

in US productionof livestock

Top three in Livestock - US

• Beef Cattle and calves: Nebraska, TX, Kansas

• Dairy Products: CA, Wisconsin, NY (TX: #7)

• Sheep and Lambs: TX, CA, Wyoming– Wool: TX, Wyoming,

California

• Swine: Iowa, N. Carolina, Minnesota

US Livestock Trends

• Cholesterol/ Saturated FA’s: red meat and eggs reductions

• From docking to trim switch

• Consumer views and preferences influence livestock production

US Livestock Trends

• Small farming to commercial farming

• Research: reproduction and nutrition

• Health: Producer loses 20% income: parasite, toxins and diseases. 10% using effective prevention: CLIENT EDUCATION

Veterinary Medicine

• GOAL of Livestock producer: Most product, highest quality, at lowest cost