Animals, Feed, Food And People: An Analysis Of The Role Of Animals In Food Production

174 Pages·1980·16.188 MB·\174

by  R. L. Baldwin (Editor)

Animals, Feed,
Food and People
An Analysis of the
Role of Animals
in Food Production
AAAS Selected Symposia Series
Animals, Feed,
Food and People
An Analysis of the
Role of Animals
in Food Production
Edited by R. L. Baldwin
First published 1980 by Westview Press
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Main entry under title:
Animals, feed, food and people.
(AAAS selected symposia ; 42)
"Based on a symposium which was held at the 1979 AAAS national annual
meeting in Houston, Texas, January 3-8. The symposium was sponsored by
AAAS Section 0 (Agriculture)."
1. Livestock--Congresses. 2. Animal food--Congresses. 3. Feeds--
Congresses. I. Baldwin, Ransom Leland, 1935- II. American Association
for the Advancement of Science. Section on Agriculture. III. Series:
American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS selected
symposium ; 42.
SFS.A67 338.1'9 79-27368
ISBN 13: 978-0-367-02154-2 (hbk)
About the Book
Numerous authors have presented analyses of the world
food problem and the appropriate role of animals in food
production and have drawn qualitative conclusions. How-
ever, projection and planning require quantitative consid-
erations, and this volume addresses that challenge. Ex-
perts in animal science, farm management, economics,
international agriculture, and nutrition elucidate and
debate germane issues with scientific rigor. They examine
the efficiency and economics of animal production, feed
resource availability, interactions between plant and
animal agricultures, international trade, resource alloca-
tion, roles of animals in developing countries, and the
nutritional values and limitations of animal products.
About the Series
The AAAS SeZected Symposia Series was begun in 1977 to
provide a means for more permanently recording and more
widely disseminating some of the valuable material which is
discussed at the AAAS Annual National Meetings. The volumes
in this Series are based on symposia held at the Meetings
which address topics of current and continuing significance,
both within and among the sciences, and in the areas in which
science and technology impact on public policy. The Series
format is designed to provide for rapid dissemination of
information, so the papers are not typeset but are reproduced
directly from the camera-copy submitted by the authors, with-
out copy editing. The papers are organized and edited by
the symposium arrangers who then become the editors of the
various volumes. Most papers published in this Series are
original contributions which have not been previously pub-
lished, although in some cases additional papers from other
sources have been added by an editor to provide a more com-
prehensive view of a particular topic. Symposia may be re-
ports of new research or reviews of established work, partic-
ularly work of an interdisciplinary nature, since the AAAS
Annual Meetings typicallY embrace the full range of the
sciences and their societal implications.
WILLIAM D. CAREY
Executive Officer
American Association for
the Advancement of Science
Contents
Figures and Tables .............................. xi
About the Editor and Authors .................. xvii
Preface ........................................ xix
1 Alternative Strategies in Food-Animal
Production-- A. C. Bywater and R. L. BaliMin .•••.. 1
Introduction 1
The Present Contribution of
Animals 3
Efficiencies of Animals as
Producers of Human Food 7
Grain Use in Animal Production,
7; Efficiencies of Animal Pro-
duction, 8; Alternative Strat-
egies of Animal Production, 11;
Economic Considerations, 20
A Model of the Food Production
System 21
Conclusions 24
Appendix 25
References 29
2 Implications of International Trade on
Resources for Animal Production--Larry
Martin and Karl D. Meilke •••••••••....••••••••.••••• 31
Approach to the Analysis 33
Nature of Interrelationships
Between the Feedgrain and
Livestock Sectors 34
Domestic Demand for Feedgrains,
34; Domestic Supply of Livestock, 35
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