Beef cattle

In “Consider the Lobster,” published in Gourmet magazine in 2004, David Foster Wallace, an American novelist, essayist, and college professor, addresses the ethical considerations that revolve around the annual Maine Lobster Festival- eating lobster. This festival attracts tourist from all over the country to enjoy live music, beauty pageants, cooking competitions, and of course lobster (236). The easiest way to prepare lobster is boiling it in a kettle, and an important detail of this process…

Creutzfeldt – Jakob disease known as (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that breaks down the brain only infecting about one million people worldwide. CJD belongs to a family of human animal diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Infected brains become filled with holes looking like sponges. There are also other TSEs Kuru, fatal familial, insomnia FFI, and Gerstmann-Staussler-Scheinker disease (GSS). CJD is caused by glycoprotein called a prion. Prion…

The Agriculture industry is filled with a variety of interest groups that on a day-to-day basis seek to better the industries they represent. The meat industry has become one of the fastest growing industries in recent years with beef and chicken being the lead contenders, demonstrated by figure 1. The majority of meat and poultry producers seek the help of interest groups in order to have a source of information and representation. The North American Meat Institute represents the interest of…

While there are plenty of small ways that everyone can help limit coral bleaching, this includes everything from conserving more water which leads to less oceanic runoff to contacting your local government representative and expressing your concern for the reefs, there stands one major ‘solution’ to the problem of bleaching- preventing climate change. While this may seem like a daunting and near-impossible task at first glance, there are several things that every human being can do on an…

students receive both incredible academic and hands on practices. When entering a DVM program, I want to experience as many fields as possible, and I know I would be able to accomplish doing so at UCD by being able to work with dairy cows, sheep, beef cattle, horses, dogs, cats, and more. I have an urban background, however, I would love to be able to gain more experience with farm animals.…

Australia was such a secluded land, the environment, plants and animals were not used to new species, and lost in the survival of the fittest to the cattle who ate the native animals’ food and took over their space. The Indigenous people so too were in suffering due to the high numbers of cattle which forced them out of their land. As much as the cattle were eating the produce, there hooves and stomping were destroying the immediate layer of soil and land; preventing further growth. What was…

The country of Mexico is our southern neighbor. It borders the US, Guatemala, and Belize. It is a federal republic operating under a centralized government. The capital is Mexico City, which is located in the south central section of the country. In all, Mexico is made of 31 states and 1 federal district. Mexico has a wide variety of land types. They range from high terrain, rugged mountains, low coastal plains, high plateaus, and deserts. The high terrain, mountain areas, and deserts are found…

opportunities for entrepreneurs to found new kinds of business. Before the 1870s, for example, cattle were usually shipped live on railroad cars to eastern cities where they were slaughtered for local consumption. Gustavus Swift, an East…

The Maasai are semi-nomadic tribes that have lasted for hundreds of years. Many changes in the Maasai culture have taken place during this time. Even so, their location, language, cattle, age-sets, and traditions are very important to their culture. Some unique features of their culture include diet, clothing, and jobs. Because of their diverse way of life, the Maasai culture is complex and unique. The Maasai first started to develop as a tribe in the 15th century. Because the Maasai pass down…

The American Society has become accustomed to fast and inexpensive food. Recently, factory farming has came to existence to quicken the process of creating beef and poultry. In those farms, animals are raised to be butchered. On the factory farms, the animals suffer through cruel living conditions and are fed antibiotic feeds. Whereas animals raised on private, organic farms are raised in a healthy manner and lack chemicals. Organic foods are found to have better flavor than the cheap food. To…