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Exploring Health Impacts Living Near Livestock
2013-04-03 17:41:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Michigan State University Extension Animal agriculture has become concentrated in many parts of the country with multiple operations in an area; each feeding large numbers of livestock, according to Wendy Powers and associates, Michigan State University Extension. With this consolidation has come concern over human health impacts of exposures to odors and gases associated with livestock production, including manure storage and land application of manure to croplands. read more
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