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Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Animal Science Investment by Knowledge Area." National Research Council. 2015. Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/19000.
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Animal Science Investment by Knowledge Area

TABLE K-1 Animal Science Investment by Knowledge Area (%)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Reproductive performance 14.3 11.8 13..1 11.8 14.0 12.7 12.4 10.0 13...1 11.9
Nutrient utilization 12...1 10..6 11.2 11.7 11.2 11.3 11.5 13..1 14.0 15.2
Genetic improvement 8.1 6.8 8.4 8.1 5.0 9.2 8.7 8.6 6.3 7.8
Animal genome 5.0 11..5 9.6 10.5 12.6 8.2 9.5 9.0 9.7 7.1
Animal physiological 9.5 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.3 5.9 5.0 5.6 6.3
Environmental stress 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.4 2.3 1..1 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.4
Animal management systems 12.0 9.8 10.7 11.0 10.4 9.8 9.0 11..1 8.9 8.8
Improved animal products 1.8 2.2 2.5 4.2 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 5.5 6.4
Animal diseases 18.0 23.5 18.0 17.3 20.5 25.0 22.0 20.6 18.1 18.0
External parasites and pests 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.6
Internal parasites 1.4 1..1 1.7 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.4 1..1 1.3 1.4
Toxic chemicals 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.4
Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Animal Science Investment by Knowledge Area." National Research Council. 2015. Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/19000.
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Animal welfare 1.3 2.0 2.5 1.9 2.3 3.8 5.2 3.3 6.5 3.2
Structures, facilities 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
Engineering systems 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2
Waste disposal, recycling 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6
Instrumentation 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1
Drainage and irrigation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Food processing 3.5 2.5 3.0 3.3 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.1
Food products 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7
Food quality maintenance 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4
Food service 0.0 0.0 00 00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-food products 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.3
Quality maintenance, non-food 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Economics of agriculture 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 2.0 1.4 1.2
Business management 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Market economics 1..1 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.7
Marketing and distribution 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.3
Natural resource and 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
environment
International trade 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Consumer economics 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Animal Science Investment by Knowledge Area." National Research Council. 2015. Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/19000.
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Community resource planning 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Economic theory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Domestic policy analysis 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2
Foreign policy and program 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Zoonotic diseases and parasites 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.6
Total: 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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By 2050 the world's population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence, a substantial increase in per capita meat, dairy, and fish consumption is also anticipated. The demand for calories from animal products will nearly double, highlighting the critical importance of the world's animal agriculture system. Meeting the nutritional needs of this population and its demand for animal products will require a significant investment of resources as well as policy changes that are supportive of agricultural production. Ensuring sustainable agricultural growth will be essential to addressing this global challenge to food security.

Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability identifies areas of research and development, technology, and resource needs for research in the field of animal agriculture, both nationally and internationally. This report assesses the global demand for products of animal origin in 2050 within the framework of ensuring global food security; evaluates how climate change and natural resource constraints may impact the ability to meet future global demand for animal products in sustainable production systems; and identifies factors that may impact the ability of the United States to meet demand for animal products, including the need for trained human capital, product safety and quality, and effective communication and adoption of new knowledge, information, and technologies.

The agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges that will require innovations, new technologies, and new ways of approaching agriculture if the food, feed, and fiber needs of the global population are to be met. The recommendations of Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability will inform a new roadmap for animal science research to meet the challenges of sustainable animal production in the 21st century.

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