1st Edition

Consumers, Meat and Animal Products Policies, Regulations and Marketing

By Terence J. Centner Copyright 2019
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages 64 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 64 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses the production practices employed in the production of food animals and animal products that enable marketers to sell a variety of products to meet consumer demand. Food animal production practices have come under increased scrutiny by consumers who object to inputs and practices. The industry has been a proponent of using technologies to reduce production costs, resulting... Read more

Part I Safety and the Industry  1. Introduction  2. Providing Safe Products and Food Safety  3. The Meat Industry  Part II Concerns about Animal Production Facilities  4. Producing Beef, Dairy, and Pork Products  5. The Production of Chickens  6. Wild and Farm-Raised Seafood  7. The Humane Treatment of Food Animals  8. Providing Animals Sufficient Space  Part III Consumer Information on Inputs  9. Objecting to Antibiotics  10. Controversies with Hormones  11. Health Concerns with Beta Agonist Feed Additives  12. Pesticides Used in Animal Production  13. Selective Breeding and Animal Cloning  14. Labeling Genetically Engineered Plants and Animals  Part IV Marketing and Social Issues  15. Providing Information on Production Practices and Inputs  16. Organic Products  17. Locally Grown Products  18. Animal Waste Management  19. Nuisances and Product Disparagement  20. Conclusions

Biography

Terence J. Centner is a Professor of Practice in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Adjunct Professor in the College of Law at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA. He teaches law courses and engages in research involving issues confronting agriculture and the environment. He is also Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, USA. Professor Centner has served as an Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung research fellow at the University of Göttingen, Germany; a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Mannheim, Germany; and a Fulbright–Scotland visiting professor at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He has lectured in 50 countries around the world.