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What does CAFO stand for?

• Concrete and Fodder Operation

• Concentrated Agricultural Feeding Operation

• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

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CAFOs provide a

• low-cost source of meat

• high-cost source of meat

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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

CAFOs make meat more economical, but may have some negative environmental impacts.  These include all of the following EXCEPT

• high concentrations of animal waste.

• increase in nutrients in stormwater runoff.

• increase in sediments in stormwater runoff.

• increased use of land area over other types of animal farming.

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Pollutants in air surrounding CAFOs are... (select all that apply)

• ammonia

• hydrogen sulfide

• CFCs

• methane

Agriculture that features large numbers of animals in a small area with corn or other feeds being shipped in rather than pasture

• IPM

• aquaculture

• hydroponics

• CAFO

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large numbers of animals in a small area with corn or other feeds being shipped in rather than pasture

• IPM

• aquaculture

• hydroponics

• CAFO

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Cows in CAFOs require more antibiotics because

• they eat corn and stand in their own wastes

• they are densely packed

• the breed of cattle used in CAFOs tend to be weaker

• they are older than grass fed beef

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Why are cows fed corn in CAFOs?

• It is cheap and accelerates growth

• It prevents bacterial growth

• It is easily dried and stored

• Cows digest corn easily

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