HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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A place where animals eat food in the winter months
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An operation with more than 1, 000 animals at a time
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A small Feedlot that has 0 to 1, 000 animals
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A CAFO is defined by the USDA as a site where more than 1000 animal units are held for more than 6 months with no grass or vegetation. Source: Photo provided by the National Beef Council. Figure 4.18. Farmers spread manure from animal operations on their fields to provide fertilizer for their crops.
Detailed explanation-2: -A CAFO, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, is an industrial-sized livestock operation.
Detailed explanation-3: -In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO; popularly known as factory farm), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1, 000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year.
Detailed explanation-4: -A CAFO is an AFO that confines more than 1, 000 animal units. Animal units are based on the weight of the animal. In this case, 1, 000 animal units is equal to 2, 500 swine; 100, 000 broilers; 700 dairy cows or 1, 000 beef steers.