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The AVS Meat and Milk Quality program
serves the combined livestock and dairy production sectors ($1.4
billion) of the Idaho economy, including the beef cattle, dairy
cattle, sheep, and swine industries. Animal production agriculture
(livestock and dairy) constitutes, along with plant production
agriculture, over 21 percent of Idaho´s $13.6 billion state economy.
The AVS Department conducts research and/or educational programs in
the areas of muscle biology, animal growth factors, meat quality,
safety, and consistency factors, HACCP procedures, and live animal and
carcass evaluation. Considerable cooperative programming is conducted
with the feedlot industry and with the packing and processing
industry. Clientele served
include beef cattle producers, feedlots, swine producers, sheep
producers, allied industries, packers and processors, industry
consultants, youth, vocational agriculture teachers, students, and
extension educators.
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