What good reads can you find by searching the Pigville Library's Card Catalog?

Everything But The Oink 

 

What Defines a Family Farm? by Pork Magazine

 

Pork's Carbon Footprint by the National Pork Board

 

ISU Professor's Repsonse to Feb '10 CBS Special on Antibiotics Use & MRSA

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If you researched the sources in the Pigville Library's card catalog, you might have stumbled on these interesting facts!

  • Acording to USDA's Economic Research Service, 98% of U.S. farms are family operations. Even large farms are predominately family run.
  • Pork is the most widely consumed meat in the world - 40% compared to other protein sources!
  • There are nearly 20 drugs and pharmaceuticals that come from pig by-products, including heart valves and burn dressings.
  • There is a long list of industrial products manufactured from pig by-products, including fabric dye, upholstery, cosmetics, and crayons.
  • The strain of MRSA found in livestock is unique and has NOT been found in human disease surveillance by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
  • Modern pork production is responsible for 0.33% of total U.S. GHG emissions, compared to 2.65% from human waste handling like municipal sewage treatment plants & solid-waste landfills.
  • The Pork Quality Assuarance certification program has been active for more than 20 years, requiring pork producers to become certified in the industry's 10 Good Production Practices.