Putting meat on the table
By: a report of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
Publisher: Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Washington, DC]
Language: eng
Subjects: Meat industry and trade; Agricultural industries; Sustainable agriculture
Description: Over the last 50 years, the method of producing food animals in the United States has changed from the extensive system of small and medium-sized farms owned by a single family to a system of large, intensive operations where the animals are housed in large numbers in enclosed structures that resemble industrial buildings more than they do a traditional barn. That change has happened primarily out of view of consumers but has come at a cost to the environment and a negative impact on public health, rural communities, and the health and well-being of the animals themselves.
Notes: Title from pdf t.p. (viewed May 7, 2008).

"A project of the Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health."

Title from title screen (viewed on April 29, 2008).

Mode of access: Internet.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: How the Current System Developed; title: Public Health; title: Environmental Risks; title: Animal Welfare; title: Rural America; title: Conclusion: Toward Sustainable Animal Agriculture.