Poultry farming is one of the most efficient animal husbandry methods and it provides
nutritional security to a significant number of the world population. Using modern intensive …

Swine wastewater (SW) is an important source of antibiotics and hormones (A&H) in the
environment due to their large-scale application in swine industry. A&H in SW can be …

Driven by the growing demand for food products of animal origin, industrial livestock and
poultry production has become increasingly popular and is on the track of becoming an …

In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a
substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins …

Pork production involves the generation of wastewater containing a high pollutant load.
Besides, the intensive use of pharmaceutical products is leading to the effluents rich on …

Background Micro-organisms transmitted from vertebrate animals–including livestock–to
humans account for an estimated 60% of human pathogens. Micro-organisms can be …

Background Population growth, increasing food demands, and economic efficiency have
been major driving forces behind farming intensification over recent decades. However …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a toxic gas that is well-known for its acute health risks in
occupational settings, but less is known about effects of chronic and low-level exposures …

Background Odors can affect health and quality of life. Industrialized animal agriculture
creates odorant compounds that are components of a mixture of agents that could trigger …

Background: Concentrated animal feeding operations emit air pollutants that may affect
health. We examined associations of reported hog odor and of monitored air pollutants with …