Inside Animal Ag

A Research-Based Guide to the Structure and Impacts of U.S. Factory Farming

SUBJECTS

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ANIMAL AG INTRO

CAFOs, factory farms, slaughterhouses * Animal ag economics * Externalities

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ANIMALS

Life & treatment from farm to slaughter * Numbers slaughtered * Death before slaughter

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BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity loss numbers * Drivers of loss including pollution, land & water use

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CHEMICALS & MANURE

Fertilizer & pesticide use on feed crops * Manure output * Nutrient pollution

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CLIMATE & AIR

Contributions to GHG emissions * Ammonia & PM2.5 air pollution

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FEED CROPS & GRAZING

Share of land & crops used for animal feed * Grazing animal numbers, locations

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Government

Federal laws & regs on animal welfare * Environmental regulations * Subsidies

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INDUSTRY

Production volume figures including exports * Industry consolidation * Contract farming

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LAND

Land use for feed crops and grazing * Impacts on land & soil degradation

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Impacts on public health * Zoonoses & antibiotic resistance * Meat & dairy consumption figures

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WATER

Usage, scarcity, & depletion * Pollution of waterways from manure, pesticides, fertilizers

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WORKERS

CAFO & slaughterhouse workers * Demographics, wages, turnover * Impacts on health

SUBJECTS

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ANIMAL AG INTRO

Animal ag production systems * CAFOs, feedlots, slaughterhouses * Externalities

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ANIMALS

Life and treatment from farm to slaughter * Numbers slaughtered * Death before slaughter

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BIODIVERSITY

Trends in biodiversity loss * Land use, feed crops and grazing as drivers of species loss

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CHEMICALS & MANURE

Fertilizer and pesticide use on feed crops * Manure output, dispersal, containment systems

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CLIMATE & AIR

Contributions to GHG emissions * PM2.5, chemicals, odors

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FEED CROPS & GRAZING

Percent of crops used for feed * Feed conversion * Grazing animal numbers, locations

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Government

Federal laws and regs on animal welfare * Environmental regulations * Government subsidies

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INDUSTRY

Production volume figures including exports * Industry consolidation * Contract farming

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LAND

Land use for feed crops and grazing * Impacts on land and soil degradation

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Impacts on public health and environmental justice * Meat and dairy consumption figures

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WATER

Usage, scarcity, and depletion * Pollution of waterways from manure, pesticides, fertilizers

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WORKERS

CAFO and slaughterhouse workers * Demographics, wages, turnover * Impacts on health

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ANIMAL AG INTRO

Animal ag production systems * CAFOs, feedlots, slaughterhouses * Externalities

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ANIMALS

Life and treatment from farm to slaughter * Numbers slaughtered * Death before slaughter

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BIODIVERSITY

Trends in biodiversity loss * Land use, feed crops and grazing as drivers of species loss

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CHEMICALS & MANURE

Fertilizer and pesticide use on feed crops * Manure output, dispersal, containment systems

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CLIMATE & AIR

Contributions to GHG emissions * PM2.5, chemicals, odors

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FEED CROPS & GRAZING

Percent of crops used for feed * Feed conversion * Grazing animal numbers, locations

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Government

Federal laws and regs on animal welfare * Environmental regulations * Government subsidies

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INDUSTRY

Production volume figures including exports * Industry consolidation * Contract farming

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LAND

Land use for feed crops and grazing * Impacts on land and soil degradation

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Impacts on public health and environmental justice * Meat and dairy consumption figures

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WATER

Usage, scarcity, and depletion * Pollution of waterways from manure, pesticides, fertilizers

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WORKERS

CAFO and slaughterhouse workers * Demographics, wages, turnover * Impacts on health

Inside Animal Ag

Inside Animal Ag is a research-based guide to the structure and impacts of U.S. factory farming. We cover the whole system from feed crops to slaughterhouses, along with the wide-ranging effects on animals, society, and the natural world. We use credible and even-handed references while making the information understandable and usable. It’s a complex and multifaceted story presented on a single site. Along with the facts and figures, we try to ask the right questions, highlight the interconnections, provide context, and sometimes break new ground.