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Feedlots agriculture "حظائر الحيوانات الزراعية والدواجن"

Description
Pressure of global population has led to feedlots
Feedlots = Huge warehouses deliver energy-rich food to animals living at extremely high densities
Also known as “factory farms” or CAFOs
Necessary to keep up with meat consumption in Canada and the United States
Over ½ of the world’s pork and most of the poultry come from feedlots

Benefits of feedlots:
Greater production of food
Keeps up with high meat consumption
Reduces the impact of livestock on land (use less space)
No overgrazing and soil degradation

Drawbacks of feedlots:
Contribute to water and air pollution
Poor waste containment may cause human disease
E. coli, Salmonella
Cattle: steroids used to stimulate growth
Heavy uses of antibiotics to control disease
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