ANS I 5.01- Animal Agriculture

The trend in NC for the past ten years is for swine farms to:

• convert to dairy

• decrease in number of hogs produced

• increase in number of hogs produced

• remain about the same in number of hogs produced

The diabetes medicine extracted as a by-product from the pancreas of animals is:

• heparin

• insulin

• penicillin

• sugar

The skin or hide of cattle is used to make

• fuel

• leather

• wool

• wood

About 10% of the world's population uses dried animal manure for:

• clothing

• food

• fuel

• shelter

Where among the fifty states does NC rank in cash recepits from the sale of hogs?

• Top 10

• Middle 10

• Bottom 10

• Last place

The blood clot and heart attack prevention medicine extracted as a by-product from the lungs of animals is:

• heparin

• milk of magnesia

• penicillin

• sulfur

Health concerns have caused an increase per capita consumption of:

• beef

• eggs

• pork

• poultry

In NC, the cash receipts from the sale of broilers is more than

• $1 million

• $1 billion

• $100 billion

• $1 trillion

Although animals are used very little for this purpose in the US, they are used in less developed countries to provide much of their:

• food

• medicine

• power

• recreation

Blood meal and meat and bone scraps are animal by-products used for:

• candy

• leather

• livestock feed

• paintbrushes