West Carroll FFA
Ag Science
Livestock Production
Name:_______________________
1. What does the term domestication mean
2. Why did we domesticate farm animals in the United States?
3. List and explain 4 major functions of livestock in today’s society.
4. Using the chart located on pg. 9 of the Text Book “Modern
Livestock and Poultry Production” write the scientific
classification of each given animal.
Cattle
Kingdom Phylum
(non
humped)
Chicken
Donkey
Horse
Sheep
Swine
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
The next several questions will be answered using information found in Section 1
of the “Modern Livestock and Poultry Production” text book.
5. What do you notice about the consumption of eggs in the United States
according to the graph found on pg.15?
6. Which product pork or beef has been consumed at a higher rate between
1971 and 1993?
7. At what years do we see the relationship between veal and lamb & mutton
become inverse?
8. In 1978 about how many pounds of dairy products were consumers
consuming?
9. At what year did we start to see a sharp increase in the pounds of dairy
products consumed?
10. List the top 5 producing states according to the chart from table 1-4 for
each livestock product.
Beef Cattle
and Calves
Dairy Cattle Wool
Eggs
Broilers
Turkeys