Animal research

A look at the future

Abstract

Thanks to efforts of the many researchers and extension specialists who have provided livestock producers with the latest information, livestock production in the United States has become highly productive and efficient. The ability of U.S. farmers and ranches to provide consumers with plentiful quantities of highly nutritious food at a low cost is a success story that many other countries are currently attempting to duplicate. This miracle of success had its beginnings with the act of Congress that established the Land Grant colleges. This far-sighted legislation laid the framework for a research and education system that provided the necessary ingredients for the development of the present day animal industry.