Concentrated animal feeding operation
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concentrated-animal-feeding-operation-210-4724644
title:
Concentrated animal feeding operation
text:
In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1,000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year. An animal unit is the equivalent of 1,000 pounds of "live" animal weight. A thousand animal units equates to 700 dairy cows, 1,000 meat cows, 2,500 pigs weighing more than 55 pounds (25 kg), 10,000 pigs weighing under 55 pounds, 10,000 sheep, 55,0
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description:
Type of American intensive animal farming
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_animal_feeding_operation
date created:
2005-01-02T18:48:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T22:24:02Z
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