Title: Unit 11 Glossary
Course: WVA 101 Local Food and Cuisine > Section: WVA 101 Local Food and Cuisine

Unit 11 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Antibiotic | A substance, such as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by or derived from certain fungi, bacteria, and other organisms, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. Antibioti ...
Antibiotic Free | Animals that are not given antibiotics at any point in the development process. Some define as no “unnecessary antibiotics.” The USDA regards this term as “unapproved” for use on meat prod ...
CAFO | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are agricultural operations where animals are kept and raised in confined situations. CAFOs congregate animals ...
Grain Fed | Cattle called "corn-fed," "grain-fed" or "corn-finished" are typically fattened corn, soy and other types of feed for several months before slaughter. As a high-starch, high-energy food, corn decr ...
Grass Fed | Meat from ruminant animals which are raised on a lifetime diet of 100 % grass and forage (with the exception of milk consumed prior to weaning), including legumes and cereal grain crops and have a ...
Growth Hormones | USA and Canadian Beef producers benefit from the use of growth hormones through improved feed efficiency, carcass quality and accelerated rate of muscle development which allows for faster product ...