AGRC 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Eutrophication, Nutrient Density, Antimicrobial Resistance
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Weight of the pig at slaughter - 110 kg. Rendering ** not going to be on the exam ** When you slaughter animals you generate a lot of waste products so you break that down and its called meal that is used in farm animal nutrition. The horse is a combination between rumen and monogastic, the feed goes through the stomach and small intestine. The rest of diet goes to the hind gut and goes through fermentation and they get the energy. You can feed a rumen a poor quality diet and the rumen will convert it into a high quality diet with lots of nutrients. Domestication - one that has been bred in captivity for purpose of economic pro t to a human community with complete human control over its breeding. North america is in stage 4 or 5. Nations like china are moving from 1 and 2 into 3 ( major increase in animal products )
