This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report "The Transformation of U.S. Livestock Agriculture: Scale, Efficiency, and Risks" (EIB-43), published in January 2009. The content and context of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time,the material may not reflect the current ERS program of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: www.ers.usda.gov.

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File name	Description

(Fig1.png)	Figure 1 - Organization of broiler production
(Fig2.png)	Figure 2 - Share of broiler production held by farms selling at least 100,000 broilers
(Fig3.png)	Figure 3 - Organization of hog production
(Fig4.png)	Figure 4 - Organization of beef production
(Fig5.png)	Figure 5 - Fed cattle shift to large feedlots
(Fig6.png)	Figure 6 - Average costs and gross returns in 2005, by size of dairy herd
(Fig7.png)	Figure 7 - Financial performance, by size of dairy farm
(Fig8.png)	Figure 8 - Hog production costs in 2004, by size and type of operation
(Fig9.png)	Figure 9 - Larger hog farms are more likely to use growth-promoting subtherapeutic antibiotics
(Fig10.png)	Figure 10 - Testing and sanitation substitute for subtherapeutic antibiotics (STAs) in broiler production