There are approximately eight different terrestrial animals used commercially for food in the UnitedStates. Identify all that you can find in the meat department. Choose two and discuss how these animals were mostly likely raised and brought to harvest.

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Ruby Hooper

10 November, 16:34

There are approximately eight different terrestrial animals used commercially for food in the UnitedStates. Identify all that you can find in the meat department. Choose two and discuss how these animals were mostly likely raised and brought to harvest.

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Helena Farrell · Answer 1

Answer:Ducks, geese, cows, turkeys, pig, sheep, fish, chickens

Explanation: commercial chickens are raised using poultry farming method, in which birds like chickens and ducks are raised for meat and eggs.

Indoor broilers are meat chickens which are raised indoors with a controlled temperature and are usually placed on the floor which is covered in peanut shells. They are slaughtered when they have stayed there for atleast 5 weeks or more and their weight is used to measure if they are ready for harvest.

Broilers are not restricted into cages but are raised in open space in house call grow out houses

Fish

Commercial fishes are also farmed as eggs until they reach a harvest time.

A particular method used is called ranching where fishes are raised in cages such as tuna is ranched while salmon is farmed using method called pisciculture in which enclosed tanks are used such as ponds.