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00:00Hello everyone. Today we are going to sheep farms in the United States to see how millions
00:07of sheep here are raised. According to statistics in 2021, in the United States there are 100,000
00:17sheep farms with more than 5 million heads. Currently up to 80% of sheep in the United
00:25States are raised on large-scale farms. Most large-scale sheep farms are concentrated in
00:33states like Texas, California and Colorado. This is different from sheep in other countries like
00:42China, Australia or New Zealand. The majority of sheep are raised in the United States for the
00:50purpose of meat, with the number of sheep raised for wool in the country only about 17%.
01:02Every year in the United States about 1.7 million sheep are born, and up to 37% of them
01:10are born in
01:11Texas and California. On average, each ewe gives birth to 2 to 3 young. Newborn lambs usually weigh 8 to
01:2212
01:22pounds, and they will live with their mother for 9 weeks before weaning.
01:31These are lambs with health problems. They are separated by breeders for medical monitoring.
01:42This is a sheep breeding farm in California, with more than 700 ewes. Every year on this farm,
01:50about 1,500 lambs are born. These lambs will stay here for 2 months, before being moved to graze in
01:59other agricultural lands. Currently in California, there are about 9,300 sheep farms, with the number of
02:10about 557,000 heads, accounting for 10% of the country's sheep population.
02:19According to the census, in 2021, the total number of sheep slaughtered in California is 222,800 heads,
02:31and lamb production is 13.6 million pounds.
02:40These workers are cutting sheep's tails. Sheep tailing, or docking, is usually done when the
02:48sheep reach about 2 weeks of age. Trimming the sheep's tails is an important job on farms.
02:55This helps prevent flies and parasites from attacking the anal area of the sheep.
03:01In addition, this also helps the mating process later, to bring better efficiency.
03:15These are 2 month old sheep on a ranch in Idaho, and they have just undergone tail cutting.
03:23Currently in Idaho, there are about 4,000 sheep farms, with a total number of 248,000 sheep,
03:32accounting for 4.8% of the country's sheep population.
03:40This is a sheep farm in Colorado, and this breed is called Suffolk.
03:46All sheep on this farm are raised for the purpose of meat.
03:50Every year, on this farm, about 1,300 sheep are born.
03:56According to statistics, in 2020, in Colorado, there are about 6,100 sheep farms.
04:04And the number is around 368,000 heads, accounting for 7.8% of the sheep population of the country.
04:18The lamb is considered sexually mature when they reach 6 to 8 months of age,
04:24at which point their weight ranges from 66 to 83 pounds.
04:39At this farm, the food used for sheep is mainly corn, hay, and the breeding sheep will be fed with
04:46grain.
04:48On average, each sheep will need to eat 3% of its body weight per day.
04:59This is the process of removing hair from the anal region of adult sheep.
05:03Even though these sheep have had their tails cut,
05:07their thick anal hairs are still ideal habitats for parasites and flies.
05:32This is a herd of sheep in Texas, and they are being brought to the pastures to feed freely.
05:40Currently, Texas is the state with the largest number of sheep in the United States,
05:45with about 747,000 heads, accounting for 14% of the country's sheep population.
05:56Like the cattle herds in Texas, the sheep here are also regularly moved from pasture to pasture to feed.
06:04Annually, the number of sheep slaughtered in Texas is about 306,000 heads,
06:11and the state's lamb production is about 19 million pounds.
06:19The grazing of thousands of sheep in Texas is also aided by these sheepdogs,
06:24which help rangers protect sheep from attack by coyotes.
06:33This is the sheep bathing process. The adult sheep will be bathed every two weeks.
06:40This helps protect them from attack by lice and other parasites.
06:46We are selling them from our sheep and other puppies.
06:52We are selling them from the same
06:57in a few weeks now.
06:57We are selling them in the same way for the future.
07:03And we are selling them out of the same way.
07:04That is the sheep of a sheep and an ex-sah была.
07:05We want people to do their carne as a sheep.
07:05We want them to live.
07:05We are selling them from a sheep in the same way.
07:05We want them to get you to get them in their own.
07:11The sheep is doing them to live together.
07:17This is the last trip of the sheep.
07:20This period from 8 to 10 months old is when thousands of sheep are transferred to lamb
07:26processing plants.
07:29At this plant sheep are anaesthetized using an electric current before slaughter can begin.
07:46Annually in the United States between 2.2 and 2.3 million sheep are slaughtered and the
07:54average annual production of lamb is about 137 million pounds.
08:01On average, each American consumes 5 pounds of lamb per year.
08:07In addition to the amount of lamb produced domestically, the United States also imports
08:13most of its lamb meat from Australia and New Zealand.
08:18In the next part of the video we will go to turkey farms in the United States to see how
08:24the process of raising hundreds of millions of turkeys takes place.
08:29According to statistics released in 2020, the number of turkeys in the United States is about
08:38224 million.
08:40Of which Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas and Indiana are the states with the largest
08:47number of turkeys in the country.
09:01Here's what's happening at a turkey farm egg incubator in Minnesota.
09:06With its state of the art equipment, this incubator is capable of producing up to 57,000 turkeys per
09:14incubation.
09:17In recent years, Minnesota has always led the country in the number of turkeys with about
09:2344 million, accounting for 18% of the total number of turkeys in the country.
09:32After seven days, these thousands of eggs will be checked to make sure the cells inside are
09:38developing well.
09:40Have you ever eaten turkey eggs?
09:46After four weeks, thousands of eggs have hatched and these turkeys are ready to start a new life.
09:56This is the procedure for testing and vaccinating one-day-old turkeys.
10:18Once the testing and vaccination process is complete, thousands of turkeys will be sent to farms.
10:28Currently, there are about 2500 turkey farms in the United States, and the number of turkey farms
10:36in Minnesota is about 667.
10:41Basically, raising turkeys is like raising chickens, although they need more time to mature and harvest.
10:49Currently, turkey farms in Minnesota usually need about 180 days before they are able to harvest meat.
11:00These two-week-old turkeys are on a farm in North Carolina.
11:06Currently, North Carolina ranks second in the United States in terms of the number of turkeys,
11:13with about 33 million birds distributed across 389 farms.
11:29This was captured on a turkey farm in Arkansas.
11:33Currently, Arkansas is also one of the states with the largest number of turkeys in the United States,
11:39with about 31.5 million.
11:44According to statistics, turkeys contribute $304 million a year to the Arkansas economy,
11:53and the turkey industry provides about 19,000 jobs.
12:02Not only do they live in captivity, but many farms in the United States also raise turkeys free-range.
12:11This is great for the prevention of disease in turkeys, and also improves the quality of the meat.
12:23Turkeys are considered fully mature when they reach 30 to 40 pounds in weight.
12:30The weight in wild turkeys is only 15 to 25 pounds.
12:35Currently, Alabama is the state with the largest number of wild turkeys in the United States.
12:46The feed used for turkeys is mainly soybeans, corn, wheat and barley.
12:58After about six months, thousands of these turkeys are ready for harvest.
13:22In 2021, up to 46 million turkeys were eaten on Thanksgiving, 22 million on Christmas,
13:32and 19 million at Easter.
13:37Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,
13:42once stated that no citizen of the United States should not eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
13:48And this has come true.
13:55This is what happens at a turkey processing plant.
13:59Here, thousands of turkeys will be dipped in boiling water and cleaned of feathers,
14:04before moving on to other stages.
14:08With modern technology applied, this factory only needs to employ about 40 to 50 workers
14:15in the entire process of processing thousands of turkeys a day.
14:25For many years, the United States has always been the largest turkey producer in the world.
14:31In second and third are Brazil and Germany.
14:36In third of Illinois, one of them has used forecasts Jacobs for China as well as 16 hours,
15:04While Dennis Humphre over time there, they are a lot of Meutsliwese mechanisms
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