The overview of the united states slaughter industry report provides an official review of changes in the united states slaughter industry over the past 25 years Additionally, this report gives a brief overview of survey and estimation procedures as well as terminology used in the national agriculture statistics service’s (nass) slaughter publications The 2016 overview of the united states. United states egg production totaled 9.16 billion during september 2023, up 3 percent from last year The rapid transformation of the livestock sector in recent decades brought concerns on its impact on greenhouse gas emissions, disruptions to nitrogen and phosphorous cycles and on land use change, particularly deforestation for production of feed crops Animal and human health are increasingly interlinked through emerging infectious diseases, zoonoses, and antimicrobial resistance
The average number of layers during february 2024 totaled 377 million, down 1 percent from last year February egg production per 100 layers was 2,288 eggs, up 6 percent from february 2023. Exposure can lead to health problems
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