In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, is an intensive animal feeding operation in which over 1,000 animal units are c
Smithfield Foods hog CAFO, Unionville, Missouri, 2013
Chicken farms are considered CAFOs and have their own capacity thresholds.
The anaerobic lagoon at California Polytechnic State University's dairy
Manure discharge from CAFOs can negatively impact water quality.
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Smithfield Foods, Inc., is an American pork producer and food-processing company based in Smithfield, Virginia, and majority owned by Hong Kong based WH Group. Founded in 1936 as the Smithfield Packin
Concentrated animal feeding operation
…Smithfield Foods hog CAFO, Unionville, Missouri, 2013 In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department…
Smithfield processing plant in Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield/Circle Four pig farms in the Utah desert.
Sows used for breeding are confined in 7 ft x 2 ft gestation crates. This image was taken inside a Smithfield facility in Virginia in 2010.