Friday, January 24, 2025

Factory farms (aka CAFOs) and bird flu

 
CAFO = concentrated animal feeding operation

HeadlineFood Water Watch, 1/23/2025
Factory farms create the ideal breeding grounds for infectious diseases like bird flu. The vast majority of U.S. broiler chickens (78%) and U.S. egg laying hens (75%) are raised on factory farms, averaging over 175,000 and 850,000 animals per operation, respectively. Dairy cows, beef cattle and swine are raised in similarly cramped conditions.
This tightly-concentrated factory farm system means that outbreaks on a handful of operations can precipitate skyrocketing prices across the country, including in regions without bird flu outbreaks or significant egg shortages. And while consumers see egg prices skyrocket, food corporations like Cal-Maine, the nation’s largest egg producer, rake in record profits.

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