Animal factory : the looming threat of industrial pig, dairy, and poultry farms to humans and the environment / David Kirby.
By: Kirby, David.
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BookPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010Edition: 1st ed.Description: xviii, 492 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780312380588 (trade); 0312380585.Subject(s): Factory farms -- Environmental aspects | Factory farms -- Health aspects | Livestock industry -- Environmental aspects | Livestock industry -- Health aspectsDDC classification: 363.7 Summary: Discusses the environmental and human health problems caused by factory farms within the livestock industry and reveals the impact of animal farms--concentrated animal feeding operations for pigs, dairy cattle, and chickens--on three families and communities.
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Discusses the environmental and human health problems caused by factory farms within the livestock industry and reveals the impact of animal farms--concentrated animal feeding operations for pigs, dairy cattle, and chickens--on three families and communities.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-474) and index.
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