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Food Safety And Cage Egg Production
Food Safety And Cage Egg Production
Agribusiness Reports
States have begun legislating against cage egg production and dozens of major U.S. food retailers, restaurant chains, and foodservice providers—as well as hundreds of U.S. universities—are switching to cage-free eggs. Extensive scientific evidence strongly suggests this trend will improve food safety. All sixteen scientific studies published in the last five years comparing Salmonella contamination between caged and cage-free operations found that those confining hens in cages had higher rates of Salmonella, the leading cause of food poisoning related death in the United States. This has led prominent consumer advocacy organizations, such as the Center for Food Safety, to oppose the …
The Economics Of Adopting Alternatives To Gestation Crate Confinement Of Sows
The Economics Of Adopting Alternatives To Gestation Crate Confinement Of Sows
Agribusiness Reports
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The Impact Of Industrial Farm Animal Production On Food Security In The Developing World
The Impact Of Industrial Farm Animal Production On Food Security In The Developing World
Agribusiness Reports
Food security is often incorrectly used as a justification for the inhumane confinement of animals on industrial farm animal production facilities, while in reality, the industrialization of animal agriculture jeopardizes food security by degrading the environment, threatening human health, and diminishing income-earning opportunities in rural areas. Support from governments and international agencies for more humane and sustainable agricultural systems can ensure adequate food consumption and nutrition throughout the developing world.
Human Health Implications Of Intensive Poultry Production And Avian Influenza
Human Health Implications Of Intensive Poultry Production And Avian Influenza
Agribusiness Reports
The high stocking density, stress, unhygienic conditions, lack of sunlight, and breeding practices typical of industrial poultry and egg production systems may facilitate the emergence and spread of diseases, including highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses with public health implications such as H5N1.
The Impact Of Animal Agriculture On The Environment And Climate Change In India: A Focus On Methane
The Impact Of Animal Agriculture On The Environment And Climate Change In India: A Focus On Methane
Agribusiness Reports
Animal agriculture inefficiently consumes natural resources, contributes to deforestation, and produces immense quantities of animal waste, threatening water and air quality and contributing to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimated in 2006 that animal agriculture was responsible for 18% of global, anthropogenic, or human-induced, greenhouse gas emissions and was ―by far the single largest anthropogenic user of land. Climate change poses significant challenges to India‘s agricultural sector, which is already facing increased competition for land and water.