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Environmental Impact
Livestock
Dominating Companies
History of Industrial Farming
Effects on Our Health
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What is a direct physical effect on the environment from the creation of farms?
Deforestation for livestock and crop fields.
100
What are the effects of the steroids used?
Abnormal growth to the point where the animal can no longer move.
100
How many countries does Tyson Foods sell to?
Approximately 90 countries.
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generally, what era did industrial agriculture begin?
Post WW2
100
Why is it bad for the farms to abuse antibiotics?
It can create antibiotic-resistant bacteria
200
How does industrial agriculture affect aquatic life?
Manure spills kill the aquatic life by contaminating the water.
200
What is the most commonly used livestock?
Chickens.
200
What company is mostly dominating the market?
Tyson Foods.
200
When did synthetic fertilizer use rapidly increase?
Post ww2
200
how can processed foods promote obesity and health problems relating to obesity?
By the high concentration of cholesterol and saturated fats.
300
What percent of greenhouse emissions comes from livestock?
80 percent
300
how many chickens can be raised in a single industrial barn?
25 thousand chickens.
300
What are some the conditions that the workers of industrial companies have to deal with while working?
-Poor air quality -Severe head trauma - Respiratory infection
300
how much did the amount of local pig farms depreciate in 2002?
67 percent
300
What do processed foods generally lack of?
Essential nutrients and vitamins that were lost during the processing.
400
What is the major problem with pesticides being used on crops?
Pesticides used in crop protection can have unnatural effects on ecologies. Ex. killing off certain species
400
What is a way that disease can spread among the livestock?
When a animal dies in the barn.
400
How do the large industrial farming companies influence farmers to work for them?
They promise the farmers a lot of business and pay for large fees.
400
approximately what era did the use of antibiotics in livestock begin?
1950's
400
How can processed foods technically be addicting?
By the over stimulation of dopamine, it will make it harder for you to resist the temptation.
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