CAFOs
Feedlots
A benefit from manure is.......
fertilizer pellets
Are antibiotics used for animals?
No
What is overgrazing?
When too many animals graze on an area of land causing topsoil erosion
Is producing meat inefficient?
yes
How do the animals grow so quickly in a short amount of time?
The use of growth hormones
How do they control the waste produced by the animals?
open storage pits
What is waste used as?
Fertilizer
What is Rotational Grazing?
Moving animals periodically
bringing water, housing the animals, slaughtering, and packaging.
CAFOs method is to feed the animals grain to raise them more quickly. True or false?
True
Denitification of ammonia prdouce........
N2O
Does it require more or less total land to produce?
More total land is used
True or False. Manure is a fertilizer with antibiotics?
False
Why is land important?
Room for the animals and a place to grow them
Do animals grow naturally in the CAFOs?
No, since the animals are given antibiotics and growth hormones.
What can antibiotics & growth hormones alter in humans?
The endocrine system
What animal is used more often to graze on grass?
cows
Desertification occurs when.....
Soil is compacted to the point where it cant hold water and animals are killed by overgrazing
Is land, energy and water important?
yes
CAFOs produce CO2, CH4, and N2O that can affect......
The greenhouse gasses
Why is runoff a big concern?
Runoff can contaminate surface and groundwater with manure.
What is a con of Free Range Gazing?
It is more expensive because it uses more total land.
How do you prevent overgrazing?
Move animals to different areas of land periodically
All of the energy needed to ____,____,____. (fill in the banks)
plant, growth, harvest