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Meat Animals Production, Disposition, And Income

Summary By: | Published: October 16, 2007
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This website contains reports on government statistics of annual U.S. farmed animal production information and includes information on consumption, deposition and income.

This NASS website contains a collection of government statistics on annual U.S. farmed animal, dairy, and poultry production information. Also provides information on consumption, disposition, and income.

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http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentIn...
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Citations:

U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Agricultural Statistics Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Agricultural Statistics Service,

Tags:

Animals Used for Food English Evaluation Factory Farming Meat / Animal Product Consumption Cows Farm Animals Poultry

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