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Chapter 14: THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. The livestock industry in the United States is a tremendously large industry.
2. Our country is not suited for growing livestock.
False.
3. Meat is among the most nutritionally complete foods that humans consume.
4. The average size of the beef herds in the United States is about 50 animals.
False.
5. Most feedlots in this country are situated in the South.
6. Ostriches, emus, deer, and alligators may be grown for food.
7. Calves are usually sold on weaning.
8. The United States leads the world in the production and consumption of pork.
9. Americans eat more mutton than lamb.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The largest segment of the meat industry is
2. About 90 percent of all feed consumed by sheep is
3. The major grain fed to swine is
5. The third-largest spectator sport in the United States is
6. Most rabbits are raised indoors in cages called
7. A substance found in meat that can cause heart problems is called
8. Over three-quarters of all of the money earned from the meat industry comes from
9. The mild winters of the South are ideal for
a. racing
10. The step between the weaning of the calves and the finishing, or fattening, of
animals prior to slaughter is
DISCUSSION
1. List some uses for animals.
2. Why are health authorities expressing concern over the consumption of so much
meat in the United States?
3. What vitamins do meat and animal products provide?
4. How do livestock producers choose the breed they grow?
5. What are the four major segments of the beef industry?
6. What is an advantage of producing lambs?
7. Why is it better to raise sheep in a drier climate?
8. How is wool classified?
9. Why did the number of horses and mules used in this country decline?
10. What are the advantages of raising rabbits?