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Monensin in Cattle: Introduction¹

US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705

Abstract

To emphasize the significance of chemicals in modern animal production and to introduce discussion of agricultural chemical technology in this symposium, a few general comments are in order. It is well to emphasize the importance of animal products in the human food supply. Three factors are basic to meat production, in particular, to meat production from ruminant animals. These are: 1) a highly nutritious product, 2) a food product that can be produced from raw materials not otherwise usable as human food and 3) a strong product demand. The first two factors are critical relative to the challenge of matching worldwide resources to the future food requirements of a growing population and achieving the ability to adequately feed that population. Means of improving the conversion of raw materials to meat products through chemical manipulation are important technological resources.

First, the quality of meat as a component of our diet has been summarized from the literature by Cunha (1982).

¹ Presented at a symposium on "Monensin in Cattle" held August 10, 1982 at the Joint Annu. Meet. Can.-Amer. Soc. of Anim. Sci., Univ. of Guelph, Canada.

² Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory, Animal Science Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.