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animal welfare  

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  • Among other issues, animal welfare reformers focus on reducing confined animal feeding operations while promoting free-range farms that allow animals like these Angus cattle to feed by traditional grazing. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service/Scott Bauer Concerns about the welfare of animals has grown since animal farming emerged with sedentary civilization. [Source: Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide; Animal Welfare]

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