CAFOs

What does CAFO stand for?

• Concrete and Fodder Operation

• Concentrated Agricultural Feeding Operation

• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

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Livestock farming has shifted from

• smaller to larger farms

• larger to smaller farms

Since 1960, milk production has...

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Quadrupled

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Since 1960, meat production has...

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Quadrupled

Since 1960, egg production has...

• Doubled

• Tripled

• Quadrupled

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which have increased efficiency and productivity of animal ag? Select all of the correct answers.

• Improvements in animal breeding

• Better food

• Better pharmaceuticals

• Mechanical innovations

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A feedlot is an example of...

• Point source pollution

• Nonpoint source pollution

CAFOs provide a

• low-cost source of meat

• high-cost source of meat

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Which is NOT a contaminant associated with CAFOs?

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

• Oil spills

• E. coli

True or false: large farms can produce more waste than some U.S. cities.

• True

• False