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(Source: J. Sell, Iowa University) |
 Poultry
products (broiler meat in particular) has the highest per capita consumption
in the United States. People eat many different poultry products, including
eggs, turkey ham, buffalo wings, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, chicken-patties,
fried, roasted, glazed, marinated, etc. Not all of poultry products, however,
are directly consumed by humans. For example, eggs are also used for the
production of therapeutic vaccines and are beginning to be used for production
of antibodies and pharmacological proteins. Part of the increase in poultry
production in the 1980s and 1990s can be attributed to the development
of new, further-processed, value-added products. Similarly, the egg market
has changed in scope through the late 1980s such that a greater proportion
of eggs that are produced are destined for a liquid
egg market. Liquid egg is used in a variety of institutions including
hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and if dried, included in numerous other
products, such as cake mixes. Today, the U.S. produces 33% of the world's
broiler meat, 53.7% of the turkey meat, and 11% of the eggs (USDA-FAS,
2001).
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