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concentrated animal feeding operations

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001465

A facility where large numbers of farm animals are confined, fed and raised such as cattle feedlots, hog production facilities and closed poultry houses.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001465
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
AbbreviationCAFOs
Synonymsconfined animal feed operations (CAFOs); confined animal feed operations [CAFOs]; confined animal feeding operations
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsointensive livestock farming; animal feeding operations
TranslationsSpanish: operaciones de alimentación concentrada de animales
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001465",
  "term": "concentrated animal feeding operations",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A facility where large numbers of farm animals are confined, fed and raised such as cattle feedlots, hog production facilities and closed poultry houses.",
  "abbreviation": "CAFOs",
  "synonyms": [
    "confined animal feed operations (CAFOs)",
    "confined animal feed operations [CAFOs]",
    "confined animal feeding operations"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "intensive livestock farming",
    "animal feeding operations"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "operaciones de alimentación concentrada de animales"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/concentrated-animal-feeding-operations/"
}

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