Industrial Animal Production System

Ruminant feedlot meat production
Resource | Risks (-) and opportunities (+) | Underlying factors
Land | (-) Toxic levels of nutrients in soils | Poor management of animal wastes
(-) Chemical pollution of soils | Poor management of chemical inputs
(-) Destruction of vegetation by acid rain | Ammonia emissions from animal wastes
(+) improved soil fertility | balanced application to the land of ruminant manure will lead to improved soil fertility
Water | (-) pollution of surface and ground water | Poor management of animal wastes Poor management of chemical inputs
(-) depletion of fresh water resources | Increased use of fresh water
Air | (-) global warming: emissions of Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide | Increased greenhouse gas emission
(+) reduced Carbon Dioxide emissions | the manure could be used for biogas production, the production of renewable energy resources will reduce CO2 emissions
Biodiversity | (-) loss of genetric Diversity | Loss of local breeds

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