Sentences with phrase «scale animal production»

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Resistance is also fueled by the massive and often inappropriate use of antibiotics in agriculture; for decades these precious drugs have been used to promote growth and fend off costly infections that can result from the cramped conditions of industrial - scale food animal production.

But according to the RSPCA and other animal welfare organisations, the huge scale of milk production has given rise to some animal welfare issues.

GRAIN believes that the solution to reducing GHGs is an industry - wide transition from «factory farming and agribusiness» to small - scale producers and local food systems that provide moderate production level of meat and «do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate.»

It's usually the pet's dander — skin and hair scales — that triggers the reaction, so keep the animal well - groomed and healthy to reduce dander production.

Hosted by Patrick Van Horn, this supplement details the large - scale production shot on location with cinematic photography and a whole group of wild animals.

Advances in animal and veterinary science coupled with the increasing scale and sustainability in livestock production systems has allowed the placement within herds of highly trained health care personnel who are closely linked to veterinarians, nutritionists, pathologists, diagnostic facilities, etc..

By killing nearly every animal that comes in its front door (and lobbying against No Kill reforms throughout the country), PETA is, in reality, aiding and abetting the continuation of the large - scale animal - production industry.

There is no better example of this than in the food animal veterinary sector, where animal welfare and health were sacrificed purely for profit under the erroneous banners of production efficiency, economies of scale, and cheaper food for all.

Most research related to grazing management, and thus carbon sequestration potential, on rangelands cited by Briske et al. [1,2,3] has been short - term and has examined the issue from a reductionist viewpoint that ignores the critical influences of scale, and does not use adaptive multi-paddock grazing to achieve sound animal production, resource improvement, and socio - economic goals under constantly varying conditions on rangelands [4].

«Safe and productive use of solid and liquid waste» implies using rainwater or wastewater (treated or untreated) and organic waste (including human / animal excreta) in small - scale urban and peri-urban agricultural production, as part of resilient urban development.