Sentences with phrase «as feed for livestock»

• 38 % of the corn supply in the United States (5.5 billion bushels) is used as feed for livestock such as beef, pork or poultry.

They are also less commonly used as feed for livestock.

Zhou adds that fish need not be suitable for sushi or fish sticks to be of value: other uses include fish oil as well as feed for livestock or even for fish farms cultivating more desirable species.

Not exact matches

For decades, the Matlack clan grew wheat, corn, barley, and oats, as well as alfalfa to feed the livestock.

There are many cockroach breeding facilities in China, for use as an ingredient in medicine or as a source of protein for livestock feed.

Surging prices for corn, used mostly as livestock feed, have contributed to the rally in wholesale beef and pork costs during the past year, as livestock producers limited herd expansion to limit expenses on feed.

The almond hull is used to feed livestock while the shells are used for animal bedding and as an alternate energy source.

This is true for fertilizers, substrates, products to combat parasites as well as plant protection products, disinfectants, livestock feeds and silage additives.

The gain comes as feed has stayed cheap for livestock producers, with corn futures falling for four straight years through 2016.

For livestock and aquaculture operations, establish relationships with local growers as well as food manufacturers (e.g., breweries) and retailers (e.g., grocers, restaurants, vendors, cafeterias, food banks) to use wasted food, as allowed under federal and state law, as a feed stock.

This change has been in effect for just over two years, but it is important to note that methionine is the only synthetic amino acid permitted in livestock feed as it is essential for the growth and well being of the animal.

Methionine in feed for livestock such as chickens and pigs is permitted under the National Standard and the ACO Standard but still requires a derogation from the ACO office.

For food derived from livestock to be sold as non-GMO, the product, livestock, feed, and products used in processing the feed must be produced without GMOs.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

The model accounts for factors such as the suitability of cropland for cultivation, the interdependencies of dairy and meat production, and the use of coproducts of food production to feed livestock.

• As the amount of meat in the diet was reduced between scenarios, the amount of land necessary for crops to feed livestock was also reduced.

A hint to get you started: Less water goes into grains, fruits, and vegetables than into meat because produce is ready to eat after one growing season, while livestock, such as cattle, have to be fed for years.

Such health concerns led the European Union in 2006 to ban antibiotic use as feed additives for promoting livestock growth.

If done on a large scale, the process would reduce the demand for land to grow food for livestock, as well as the demand for wild fish to feed to farmed fish.

«The average efficiency of livestock converting plant feed to meat is less than 3 %, and as we eat more meat, more arable cultivation is turned over to producing feedstock for animals that provide meat for humans.

According to the paper, microalgae, which can be grown in salt water or produced on otherwise degraded land, can be used as livestock feed, freeing up land currently used for pasture and feed crops.

It's a cheap, mass - produced type of corn that's used as livestock feed to fatten cattle for market.

Meal used as a livestock feed, primarily for ruminants.

In this case, those Louisiana plantations also function as de facto livestock farms for vampires, who can feed on the slaves with impunity.

When you feed grain to livestock for animal products such as meat and milk, the figures become yet more startling.

Although English life was beginning to change with the gradual development of cities, the economy was still mostly agrarian in the 1200s, with 90 % of the population (estimated to be around four million people in 1300 AD) making their living off the land, either as farmers (growing wheat for personal use or other grain crops to feed livestock) or herders (mostly sheep and goats).

As a result of the jump in ethanol production, less corn is available for food or livestock feed.

While sorghum is currently touted as having a lot of health benefits for humans, such as being gluten - free and helping with some health issues (which haven't been proven), it's usually associated with livestock feed.

From there they branched out into optimum nutrition for normal dogs (unlike other companies that started as livestock feed operations, branching out into pet foods; we're talking 1981, remember).

Teaching children in farming communities the importance of being kind to animals is especially important, as they are often responsible for feeding and tending their family's livestock and working animals.

Raising livestock contributes to climate change and environmental degradation in other ways as well: it takes far more grain and land to produce a calorie of food for humans by feeding grains to animals than directly to people.

The seeds can be eaten as food, the leaves can be fed to livestock, the sap, or latex have medicinal properties (for asthma in Central America, for anemia in Mexico and for rheumatism in Peru), and the wood is used for construction or firewood.

Pyrolysis, Gasification and Hydro - Thermal Carbonization are known biofuel technologies, What is new are the concomitant benefits of biochars for Soil Carbon Sequestration; building soil biodiversity & nitrogen efficiency, for in situ remediation of toxic agents, and, as a feed supplement cutting the carbon foot print of livestock.

Krill are commonly used to make omega - 3 supplements and feed for livestock and farmed fish, such as salmon.

Since we don't keep livestock much for pets all the corn used as livestock feed is going to produce food for humans.

Instead of feeding cereals to livestock, the report recommends «recycling food wastes and deploying new technologies, aimed at producing biofuels, to produce sugars from discards such as straw and even nutshells could be a key environmentally - friendly alternative to increased use of cereals for livestock.»

This includes, for example: making sustainable, healthy diets the norm, with more fruit, veg and plant - based proteins; eliminating food wastage from farm to fork; reducing reliance on antibiotics in livestock farming; scaling up sustainable animal feed and aquaculture systems; improving smallholder livelihoods; and rolling out restorative agriculture approaches, such as agroecology, agroforestry and soil carbon farming.

The biggest driver behind these «land use changes,» as the climate change folks call them, is the expansion of pasture for cattle, feed crops for livestock, and oil palm for processed foods and biofuels.

For food derived from livestock to be sold as non-GMO, the product, livestock, feed, and products used in processing the feed must be produced without GMOs.

(Land use changes, such as deforestation and desertification caused by over-pasturing livestock or growing feed crops, account for another 35.4 %, while manure accounts for 30.5 %).

The report predicts that world demand for crops — whether for food, livestock feed or biofuels — will double in the next 50 years, while natural resources necessary to agriculture are becoming scarce or degraded due to the impacts of global climate change.According to the report, areas of focus include sub-Saharan Africa, with the report indicating that farm subsidies for commodities such as cotton and oilseeds in wealthier countries need to be changed as they force prices down for small farmers in developing nations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARP HEALTHCARE, Livermore Falls, ME (6/2010 to Present) Biology Lab Assistant • Prepare specimens for laboratory experiments by following appropriate standards and procedures • Set up, adjust, calibrate and maintain laboratory and field equipment • Troubleshoot laboratory equipment to ensure that it is in proper working order when needed during experiments • Prepare specimens that need to be used in experiments in accordance to specific instructions provided • Analyze experimental data and ensure that interpreted results are properly documented and reported • Assist in conducting research and collecting information and samples such as soil, water, plants, animals and blood • Measure and weigh compounds and other materials to be used for testing purposes • Monitor all laboratory work to ensure that it complies with set laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouses