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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 Published 2018 by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 1980 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 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 vii
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