Livestock

drastically improve the environment if they consumed less meat. The argument behind this is that it would free land from crop production going to livestock, and could then be supplemented to feed people overseas. What they fail to account for is that over half the land in America is strictly grazing land which is not suitable for crop production, but instead, livestock.…

always the healthiest most safest places to get your meat from. Stock yards use many types of steroids and boosters to make their product (cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys) grow faster so they can get them to the market faster. This way of raising your livestock is dangerous not only to them but the consumers of the meat that comes from the animal. With as many viruses going around knowing where you food comes from is very important. Reason being is the beef or chicken you could be eating could be…

Over the last two years, I have become interested in topics relating to animals and the environment, specifically, factory farming. I had a friend who graduated and, after moving off to college, made the transition to veganism. Having been highly influenced by my parents and religions opinions on diet, I had always disregarded vegetarianism and veganism for being ridiculous. However, seeing my friend make such an extreme conversion sparked my interest. I began to do research on factory farming.…

Shorthorn Cattle The shorthorn cattle originated on the northeastern coast of England in the countries of North cumberberland, Durham York, and Lincoln. The beginning of the breed actually took place In the valley of the tees river. The Colling brothers Charles and Robert were the founders of the breed of shorthorn cattle. Previously they contributed to the native cattle of the area but it remained that these breeders to develop the first systematic breeding program. As early as 1580 there was…

Wendell Berry, an American author, poses the question: “Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? The answer is always: Love. They must do it for love. Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable. They love to live where they work…

had leveled off at around 7.7 million in 2011. The use of antibiotics in industry however was growing to 29.9 million pounds of antibiotics sold. A harsh difference for sure, but Philpott had a typo when describing the graph.Philpott stated, “...livestock farms have been sucking in more and more of the drugs each year—and consumption reached a record nearly 29.9 billion pounds in 2011” (Philpott). This slipup of stating that the use of antibiotics in the meat industry was 29.9 billion pounds…

Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State. This is because it is known for the massive Grand Canyon there. In Arizona there are many things to do and many tourist attractions. It is the birth place to many well known famous people. It is an all-around extraordinary state. Arizona is located in the south west region of the U.S. Arizona receives little precipitation and has very humid and drought like climate. Snow is very common though, the Grand Canyon receives 60cm of snow annually. Arizona…

Animal cruelty is one of the lowest qualities that humans have, being able to hurt innocent animals just to supply their hunger. Every second, 300 animals are killed in the USA alone. That number shows how America is being taken over by the meat industry. People have begun to turn vegan because they are embarrassed by the way humans treat animals. Vegans believe in animal rights because they are living, breathing beings that have feelings and emotions, just like humans. Yet people seem to…

resulting in a huge loss of capital. There were actual losses, however, that Swift and Armour experienced. The most evident of these is the fact that the railroads at the time did not endorse the shipping of dressed meats, and preferred transporting livestock. Live animals weighed more and did not require any special train cars, unlike the pork and beef that the meat packers intended on shipping. Because of this, the major railroad systems greatly increased their shipping costs for dressed…

and cloning and determining the sex of embryos has been developed for livestock such as cattle. Artificial insemination(AI) is one of the widest used GE practices used all over the world. Through AI, a single bull can inseminate thousands of cows a year. A top bull in one area of the world can impregnate cows all over the world, improving the genetics in cattle all over the world. ("Biotechnology Options for Improving Livestock Production”…