Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Carcass weight

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The weight of an animal after slaughter and removal of most internal organs, head, and skin. On average, a beef carcass is about 60% of the weight of the live animal, for hogs it is about 73%.

Usually refers to language in the federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act, respectively, that requires the Food Safety Inspection Service to inspect the carcass of each ...

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Commonly known as "mad cow disease," BSE is a slowly progressive, incurable disease affecting the central nervous system of cattle, first diagnosed in Britain in 1986. Consumption by cattle of ...

Bovine tuberculosis

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A highly contagious disease of cattle that causes severe economic losses, especially in dairy herds. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service quarantines infected herds and works with producers ...

Boxed beef

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Beef that a packer cuts into relatively small pieces, seals in vacuum packs, and ships in cardboard boxes, often ready for retail sale. Prior to the 1970s, most beef left the packer as partial ...

Botanical pesticides

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Pesticides whose active ingredients are plant-produced chemicals such as nicotine, rotenone, or strychnine. Also called plant-derived pesticides. Being "natural" pesticides, as distinct from ...

Bottom

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Usually synonymous with "vessel" or "ship." A ship of American registry may be referred to as a "U.S. bottom," whereas if registry is other than U.S., the ship, in U.S. usage, may be called a ...