Factory farming generally refers to confined animalfeeding operations (CAFOs), in which very large numbers of animals—especially cattle, pigs, and chickens—are crowded in a narrow space to gain weight, and therefore value, as rapidly as possible. In pursuit of optimum weight, motion is discouraged, and since animals tend to become sick in crowded and unhygienic conditions where exercise is impossible, their food is laced with antibiotics to keep them healthy as well as hormones and other nutritional supplements to speed their growth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Factory Farming]
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