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2006020094
9780737734379
hardcover : alk. paper
073773437X
hardcover : alk. paper
9780737734379
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Is factory farming harming America /
Stuart A. Kallen, book editor.
Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
2006.
149 p. ;
24 cm.
At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Social issues
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143) and index.
Industrial farming is harming farmers, the environment, and public health / Ronnie Cummins -- Commercial fertilizers and farms are far superior to organic farms / R.I Throckmorton -- Factory farm animals are treated inhumanely / Mark H. Bernstein -- Factory farm animals are treated humanely / AgNetEd.com -- Large-scale hog operations are severely polluting the air and water / Christopher D. Cook -- Large hog farms do not significantly impact water quality / Dennis T. Avery and Alex Avery -- Large-scale confinement operations are not necessary / John Ikerd -- Large meat processing plants are hazardous to workers / Human Rights Watch -- Worker safety is a primary concern at food processing plants / J. Patrick Boyle -- Genetically engineered crops pose many risks / Sally Deneen -- Genetically engineered crops have provided great benefits to the world / International Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources -- Shrimp farms have disastrous effects on people and the environment / Public Citizen -- Fish farms are necessary to feed a growing population / Hauke L. Kite-Powell -- Industrialized poultry farms are breeding grounds for avian influenza / Wendy Orent -- Department of Agriculture is protecting consumers from avian influenza / Ron DeHaven.
20180101.
Factory farms
United States.
Animal industry
United States.
Kallen, Stuart A.,
1955-
At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Social issues.
https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006020094.html
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