INTRODUCTION TO THE ANIMAL SCIENCES

INDUSTRYObjective 2: Identify and Describe the Important

Segments of the Animal Industry

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• Animal Industry: All of the activities involved in producing animals and their products or benefits to meet the needs of people.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• In order to meet the needs of the people that animals benefit, workers in the animal industry must understand:

• The animals that they work with.

• The benefits that the animals provide.

• There are 5 segments to the animal industry...

Objective 2: Identify the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• 1. Animal Production: The production of animals for food and other uses.

• Production is often specialized towards the animals and products being produced.

• Why do you think we need to specialize?

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• Livestock: Encompasses mammals raised on farms or ranches for food and other human purposes.

• Cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and goats are often produced on large-scale farms.

• Specialty animals such as llamas or deer are often produced on small-scale farms.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• Poultry: The group name for all domesticated birds used for meat, eggs, and feathers.

• Poultry can also be referred to as birds or fowl.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• 2. Animal Supplies: The area of the animal industry that provides the inputs (goods or products) needed to produce animals.

• These goods are usually produced outside of the farm, and bought by the farmer to produce their animals.

• Examples are feed, medicine, and handling equipment.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• 3. Animal Services: The area of the animal industry that includes professional and technical assistance that producers need and use in efficiently producing animals.

• Examples would be veterinarians, farriers, and shearers.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• 4. Animal Marketing: All of the processes involved in assuring consumers have the desired animal products.

• It includes transporting, grading, selling, and related areas.

• Marketing is the link between the producer and the consumer.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• 5. Animal Processing: The preparation of animals and animal products for human use or consumption.

• The type of processing varies with the product being produced.

• Milk, eggs, wool, and meat go through different processes in preparing them for consumption.

Objective 2: Identify and Describe the Important Segments of the Animal Industry

• REVIEW QUESTIONS:

• 1. What are all of the activities involved in producing animals and their products or benefits to meet the needs of people called?

• 2. List the 5 segments of the animal industry and 1 job that is an example of each.