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Which animal industry has made the greatest advancements in efficiency and production? |
Poultry |
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How do the amount of cattle raised in North and Central America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand compare to the amount of beef produced throughout the world?
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22.9% Cattle, but 68% world beef and veal |
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Do hormones used in the treatment of human disorders come form animals? |
Yes |
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What is science? |
Study or theoretical explanation of natural phenomena |
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What are pharmaceuticals? Have they been developed for human use from animals? |
Drugs; Yes, they make a humans life health better |
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Who was Louis Pastuer? What did he do? |
French scientist; creat pasteurized milk and a way to vaccinate animals |
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What drug is made from the pancreas of hogs |
insulin |
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Why are parts from animals used favorably in human surgeries? |
humans won't have to die to do research for new ways to make replacements |
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What has happened to the consumption of beef in the U.S. since 1925? |
increased twice as much |
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Smith Lever |
(1914) Est. Cooperative Extension service |
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Smith Hughes |
(1917) Est. Vocational Agriculture as public high school program |
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Merrill Act |
(1850) provided public land/ funds in Vermont to teach ways of producing food or fiber |
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Hatch Act |
(1872) Est. experiment stations to use scientific method of investigation |
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What is the purpose of the Cooperative Extension Service? |
To disseminate information learned from new research to the population |
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Since 1925 what has happened to the annual production of eggs per laying hens? |
increased |
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What are the steps involved in the Scientific method? |
recognize a problem, develop hypothesis, design an experiment, conduct experiment, collect data, analyze data, drew conclusions make recommendations |
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What is the difference between basic and applied research? |
discover pacific hormones |
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How was meat preserved before refrigeration? |
Ice from cold lakes |
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What is artificial insemination? How did it benefit american animal agriculture? |
Type of animal produce are brought about through transfer of superior genes from parent to offspring |
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What is embryo transfer? |
Transfer of embryo of one cow to another. |
