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36 Cards in this Set
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What is a farm?
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Any place that makes $1000 of agricultural profit per year.
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Top 3 States for Agricultural Production
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1) California
2) Iowa 3) Texas |
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a. What countries have the highest # of beef cattle?
b. Which country is the largest producer? |
a. India, Brazil, US.
b. US |
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a. Which countries have the highest # dairy cattle?
b. Which has is the largest producer? |
a. India, Europe, Brazil
b. Europe |
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Which country is the largest producer of swine products?
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China
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What are the top states in the US for a) layers and b) meat hens?
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a) Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania
b) Georgia |
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What is the difference between market class and grade?
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Market class: Segregate into uniform groups by age
Grade: Consumer palatability, maturity, marbling, cutability. USDA |
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What are the four lean cuts for swine?
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Picnic Shoulder, Boston shoulder, Ham, Loin
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What are the ages of veal, calf, and beef.
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veal: 1-3 mo
calf: 3-12 mo beef: 12+ mo |
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What does BCTRC stand for?
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Boneless, closely trimmed retail cuts
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BCTRC is based on:
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amount of fat on ribeye muscle,
kidney, pelvic, heart fat area of ribeye muscle hot carcass weight |
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Yield grade US no.1 :
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>53%
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Broilers: Market Class:Young
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Broiler, Fryer, Roaster, Capon
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Broilers:Market Class:Young
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Hen, stewing/baking, Fowl
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Top Red Meat Harvesting Companies:
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1) Tyson Food Corp
2) Cargill Meat 5) Oscar Myers |
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Egg grades: A, B, C
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A: free of all deformities
B: some small deformities or staining C: highly flawed |
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Egg sizes:
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Xtra Large: 27oz
Large: 24oz Medium: 21 oz Small: 18oz Peewee: 15oz |
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Red Meat Processing:
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Transported
Made unconscious Blood removed Hides and hair removed By-product removed carcasses split washed cooled |
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Variations in processing: Kosher and Muslim
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Kosher:
No stun, no mixing of blood/meat/milk Muslim: no stun, invoke name of allah |
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Top Broiler Harvesting companies
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1) Tyson
2) Pilgrims 3) Perdue |
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Processing
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transported
stun blood removed scald plucked by-product removed cooled shipped |
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Meat chemical makeup:
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75% water
15-20% protein 2-12% fat 1% minerals |
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what is nutrient density?
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measurement of food value
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The exterior of an egg is examined for what:
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cleanliness, soundness of shell, shape
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The interior of an egg is examined for what:
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Albumen thickness, condition of yolk, size and condition of air sack, and abnormalities.
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The egg white is also called:
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Albumin, 58% of weight
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The fibrous strands in an egg:
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chalazae
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Egg Biology
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65% water
12% protein 11% fat 12% minerals |
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Top Five States for Milk Production
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California, Wisconsin, New York
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Milk Processing
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Taken from cow
Travels to holding tank Picked up by truck kept in tank pasteurized homogenized cooled |
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What is the difference between pasteurize and homogenize?
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Pasteurize: high temp 15 sec
homogenize: pumped through pumps to create uniformity so it doesn't separate |
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Milk Chemistry
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88% Water
3-4% Fat 8.6% SNF |
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Milk Marketing:
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Grade A, B
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Difference between growth and development
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Growth:Increase Cell size, Inc body weight until mature size is reached
Development: coordination of different processes until mature size is reached |
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4 Types of tissues
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epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
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Types of connective tissues
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Loose, fibrous, bone, blood, cartilage
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