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Author Gurian-Sherman, Doug.

Title CAFOs uncovered : the untold costs of confined animal feeding operations / Doug Gurian-Sherman
Published Cambridge, MA : Union of Concerned Scientists, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (v, 86 pages) : color illustrations, color maps, digital, PDF file
Contents Introduction -- Rise of the CAFO -- Considering the Alternatives -- Production Costs of CAFOs and Alternative Systems -- Problems Associated with CAFOs -- CAFOs Are Getting Bigger -- Bigger Does Not Mean More Efficient -- Factors Contributing to CAFO Growth -- Are CAFO Alternatives Cost-effective? -- Looking Beyond Narrowly Defined Costs -- Conclusions -- Direct and Indirect Subsidies to CAFOs -- How Crop Subsidies Have Propped Up CAFOs -- Indirect Subsidies to Poultry CAFOs -- Indirect Subsidies to Hog CAFOs -- Indirect Subsidies to Beef and Dairy CAFOs -- Indirect Subsidies across Sectors -- Subsidies for Alternative Production Methods -- Effect of Changing Grain Prices -- Summary of Indirect Subsidies to CAFOs -- Direct Subsidies to CAFOs -- Summary of Direct CAFO Subsidies under EQIP -- Externalized Costs of CAFOs -- Pollution Caused by CAFO Manure -- Box: Regulation of CAFO Manure -- Costs of Manure Disposal -- Other Externalized Costs -- Summary of CAFO Externalities -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Can Technology Fix CAFOs? -- Wanted: Sound Agricultural Policy
Summary ... analyzes both the policies that have facilitated the growth of CAFOs and the enormous costs imposed on society by CAFOs. We also discuss sophisticated and efficient alternatives for producing affordable animal products, and offer policy recommendations that can begin to lead us toward a healthy and sustainable food system
Notes "April 2008."
Preserved in the OCLC Digital Archive. Harvested from http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/food_and_agriculture/cafos-uncovered.pdf on April 26, 2011
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Title from title screen (viewed Apr 28, 2008)
Also available on the Internet
Mode of access: Internet
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Subject Animal welfare -- United States
Feedlots -- United States -- Management
Feedlot runoff -- United States -- Management
Beef cattle -- United States
Dairy cattle -- United States
Beef industry -- United States
Dairy products industry -- United States
Animal welfare.
Beef cattle.
Beef industry.
Dairy cattle.
Dairy products industry.
Feedlots -- Management.
United States.
Form Electronic book
Author Union of Concerned Scientists.
Other Titles Untold costs of confined animal feeding operations