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ARS National Program Productions of foods derived from animals has a major impact on the U.S. agricultural economy. Annual cash receipts of $93 billion from livestock and poultry products account for about 50 percent of the receipts from all agricultural products. Identification and use of livestock and poultry with appropriate genotypes will have a major impact on quality of animal products used for food, international competitiveness, and efficiency of production.

Producers are challenged with integrating knowledge from diverse disciplines into production practices suitable for their individual operation. Research on food animal production systems assesses the interactions between nutrition, genetics, reproduction, physiology, microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology, and also related effects on animal health, productivity, and impacts to the environment. Improvements in the production efficiency of individual components are often realized in the total system, and ensure a continuing supply of economical nutrient-dense products for the consumer. Research leading to discoveries and applications in production efficiency, sustainability, animal and environmental well-being, and high quality products are imperative if animal agriculture is to be economically viable.

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