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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. farming systems
  3. intensive farming
  4. intensive livestock farming
  5. concentrated animal feeding operations
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. animal production
  4. animal feeding operations
  5. concentrated animal feeding operations
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. animal production
  4. animal feeding operations
  5. concentrated animal feeding operations

Preferred term

concentrated animal feeding operations

Type

  • Topic

Definition

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

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations)
  • confined animal feeding operations
  • confined animal feed operations (CAFOs)
  • confined animal feed operations [CAFOs]

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9193

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