Livestock

horses and cows -Trystan and Colton -Pros and cons of pickup trucks in the environment -PRO’S Pickups are a great thing they allow us to transport livestock on a smaller scale than with a cattle pot. They are also more fuel efficient than a semi. CON’S The bad things about them is that they are a major source of pollution. Also transporting livestock in a trailer elevates their chance of death greatly. -Positive effects of pickup trucks on horses -Pick up trucks have a positive effect…

China led the world for centuries in scientific and agricultural development from their early production of gunpowder to the first cultivation of rice and millet. However, China 's early success was disturbed by centuries of famine, unrest, and war, and Europeans took the reins of world technological development. After WWII, the communist regime wrested control of China and a strict socialist system was implemented. Leaders like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping have transformed China from a…

If animal agriculture had this much of an impact over one hundred and seventy years ago, imagine the magnitude of impact it is having today. To provide land for the livestock, feed crops, slaughterhouses, and grazing fields, animal agriculture uses nearly seventeen million square miles of land. That’s about thirty percent of the earth’s land mass. Twenty-six percent of all ice-free land, seventy percent of all farming land, and thirty percent of all plant land surface is dedicated to animal…

fulfilling basic nutritional needs. In addition to increasing population growth, Van Huis (2012) states that the recent economic bubble in developing countries in Asia may trigger an increasing consumption of meat (p. 564). However, the current level of livestock production will not sustain the future demands for animal protein due to the limited availability of agricultural lands and the unsustainable agricultural…

They’ve begun to spread lies and falsehood about how they raised their livestock and how it impacts the environment. Terms like “grass-fed” and “free-range” are used in an attempt to avoid the scrutiny that they are receiving. Do not be fooled by this, no matter the verbiage used on a meat label, know that it took massive amounts of environmental resources to raise the livestock that provided for it. For example, aquaculture, fish farming, is touted by environmentalist that…

Livestock Production and Global Warming Global Warming is the rising issue for all the creatures on the Earth, and Scientists have been discovering the reasons and solution for the global environmental issue for decades. The common reasons people know about global warming are the industries and transportations or even the earth’s natural processes. However, there is another main source of global warming, which is livestock production. In this synthesis paper, the environmental impact of…

The greatest challenge that humanity will face in this century is how to halt climate change in its tracks. Carbon dioxide levels are increasing, the polar ice caps are melting, the seas are rising, the weather is more extreme, and the deserts are becoming larger. Yet, population is increasing and will continue to for a long time. People are still burning fossil fuels and are, in general, eating more meat. In 2009, the per capita meat consumption in the United States was 120.20 kilograms, which…

thanks to the advent of social media, the technology has given them the advantage of reaching many viewers, and has given them the ability to multiply their impact and evolve views of animal consumption, simultaneously. Their interference with the livestock industry however, has brought both pros and cons. With…

Agriculture Did you know that animal agriculture is responsible for more than 18% of greenhouse gas emissions? That's more than the combined exhaust from all transportation! Transportation exhaust is responsible for 13% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Livestock is responsible for 65% of all human-related emissions of nitrous oxide (a greenhouse gas with 296 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide, which stays in the atmosphere for 150 years. That is a lot going on and we don't even…

they are not easily killed by antibiotics” (Dorman N.pag.). Antibiotics in livestock are a crucial part of the livestock industry, but with antibiotic resistance in humans occurring more and more often researchers believe that antibiotics in meat are the leading source of this issue. Although, antibiotics has the issue of resistance, there are more positive sides to the issue than some people think. Antibiotics in livestock are a crucial part of the farming industry in many ways. The impact of…