Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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animal feeding operation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Facilities where animals are kept and raised in confined situations; feed is brought to the animals. The General Accounting Office estimates that there are 450,000 such operations nationwide. When ...

animal identification and traceback

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Currently, the private marketing system, assisted by computerization of records, generally can trace products back to their original suppliers, although not necessarily all the way to the farm. It ...

animal protein

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Protein used in livestock feed that is derived from meatpacking or rendering plants, surplus milk or milk products, and marine sources.

animal unit

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A standard measure, based on feed requirements, used to combine various classes of livestock according to size, weight, age, and use. For federal lands, an animal unit represents one mature cow, ...

animal unit month (AUM)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An animal unit month (AUM) is the amount of forage needed to sustain one animal unit, or its equivalent, for one month. Grazing fees for federal lands are charged by animal unit months or ...

animal welfare act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 89-544 (August 24, 1966) which was enacted to curb the theft and mistreatment of dogs and cats for experimental and research purposes. The principal federal animal protection law, it ...

antemortem

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Before slaughter. As used in the meat and poultry inspection program, the term refers to the examination that USDA meat inspectors are required to conduct of all live animals just before they are ...