NAME ______________________________________________________ DATE___________________
http://www.explorebeef.org/
Utilize the above website to answer the following questions about the beef industry.
1.
Beef is a good source for _________ essential nutrients.
2. The beef industry honors leaders in conservation efforts with an annual award called
___________________________________________________
3. Beef farmers and ranchers live in _________ states.
4. List 3 ways cattle farmers help the environment.
5. More than ________% of US beef cattle farms and ranches are classifieds as ____________
____________.
6. Approximately __________________ have been under the same ____________
_________________________ for two generations or more.
7. Water, whether drinking water for people, cattle and ______________ or ________________
water for crops, is ____________________ for maintaining farm life.
8. Beef producers’ everyday water ____________________ efforts include conducting water
quality _______________, fencing off ______________________ to protect the fish and
___________________________ and creating man-made irrigation ponds.
9. Today’s American farmer feeds about _____________ people worldwide.
10. Cattle farmers and ranchers have invested more than ______________ million in ongoing beef
safety _________________ and programs since 1993.
11. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called "___________ _____________
______________________,” is a neurological (brain) disease that can affect cattle.
12. The world’s leading scientists, medical professionals and government officials agree that BSE is
not a public or animal health __________________ in the United States.
13. Beef producers have funded basic research to characterize the ______________ of E. coli
O157:H7 and other pathogens both in the farm ______________________ and in the animal.
14. For example, by cooking ground beef to an internal temperature of __________ as measured with
an instant-read thermometer- home cooks can help ensure a safe and delicious meal.