Volume 114 I July 18th, 2022 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz/agined Are you a parent or teacher and want to receive AginED every week directly to your email inbox? Send us an email to sign up at agined@globalhq.co.nz
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Rule # 6
AgResearch, Massey University, Auckland University and the Riddet Institute have undertaken a study called “Pasture Raised Advantage” where they look at nutritional consequences of beef, lamb and alternative proteins and how they impact our health and wellbeing.
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NZ beef exports to China/Hong Kong (thous. tonnes)
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How much NZ beef was exported to China in May this year?
2 In what month/year have beef exports to this destination been at the highest level on this graph? 3 In what month/year have beef exports to this destination been at the lowest level on this graph?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1
How do exports in May 2022 compare to year-ago levels and the five-year average?
2 What is the percentage difference between export volumes in May 2022 and April 2022? 3 Beef exports to China were particularly quiet this year in April. How and why do you think China’s ‘zero-covid’ policy affected demand for NZ beef products?
2 What was measured from each of the participants? 3 Researchers studied both physiological and psychological impacts of participants' diets. Why do you think they did this?
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4 A large proportion of previous studies on red meat consumption have been based on international systems that are quite different to our pasture raised animals. Do you think it is important to have studies of our pasture raised beef and lamb to compare to these other studies? Why or why not?
Good luck and happy hunting! Harriet :)
Why did they target the age demographic that they did?
THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE VOLUME OF NZ BEEF EXPORTS TO CHINA/HONG KONG
Harriet
Head to https://www.farmersweekly. co.nz/resisting-the-antibiotic-bug/?fbc lid=IwAR2nBvF58jALymigkeVKcRgs _ 5 UR3wf4Ouq4HGCVSWZVvAVOqrNufwg2 RdU to read more about this and then see if you can answer the questions below. Globally greater use of antibiotics in production animal systems has been attributed to the growth in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and until recently little has been known about whether grazing cows outdoors has any effect on its prevalence. Rose Collins has helped increase our knowledge of this subject with her thesis investigating the topic.
NZ’s status as one of the three lowest users of antibiotics in livestock use globally translates to less AMR in the farm environment and has proved dairy farmers have another environmental benefit worth preserving.
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5 Do some research, what are the main differences between grain finished and pasture raised meat?
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How did Collins carry out her research?
2 What is “shotgun” metagenomic sequencing? Why was this more advantageous than conventional approaches used previously? 3 How long was the study carried out for? Why was it done for this length of time?
Head to https://www.farmersweekly. co.nz/smp-and-butter-in-demand/ and read the article on the current global dairy market. 1
How much have cheddar prices fallen in the past five fortnights?
2 Why is Fonterra moving its new season processing into more skim and butter products? 3 Two agri-economists have forecast what they think the milk price will be. What figures have they decided on?