livestock operation

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livestock
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈlaɪv.stɒk/us
/ˈlaɪv.stɑːk/
animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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Zimmerman also operated a successfullivestockoperationthat focused on raising specialty hogs and cattle.
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They are often large but isolated structures, nearly always associated with a family farming orlivestockoperation.
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They expanded thelivestockoperationof their father to include a sizable grain harvest, and they enjoyed gambling and racing horses.
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From the census we were able to identify eight different land-use patterns, including permanent and temporary crops, seedling production, and livestock operations.
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However, there may be ways for producers to incorporate a dynamic philosophy into their livestock operations.
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This suggests a need to identify potential rotation crops and livestock operations that are compatible within a system that includes program crops.
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A whole-farm budget represents all crop and/or livestock operations managed by a farm and can be used to compare profitability between different farm plans23.
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Produce from these market-oriented systems, including those from livestock operations such as fattening and dairy production, are usually targetted at the nearby urban markets and are referred to as peri-urban.
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These changes can create an imbalance between nutrients produced by livestock operations and crop needs at the farm and regional levels, which can have negative impacts on the environment4.
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One is the factory production which is taking over the intensive livestock operations which have been the sheet anchor of the small farmers.
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Other important established applications include the domestic waste of rural communities, the treatment of landfill leachates, the run-off from intensive livestock operations on farms and the run-off from road surfaces.
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The rolling fields in the area support many types of crops and livestock operations.
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Small-scale orchards and livestock operations also exist.
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Intensive livestock operations include beef and dairy, cattle and hogs.
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Concentrated animal feeding operations or intensive livestock operations, can hold large numbers (some up to hundreds of thousands) of animals, often indoors.
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Farming and livestock operations in the area produced fresh meat, poultry, and produce for sale.
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The refuge area was historically used for market waterfowl hunting, commercial fishing, farming, and livestock operations.
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The majority of livestock operations are independent family farms.
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Cost savings to graziers can also be recognized when one considers that many of the costs associated with livestock operations are transmitted to the grazers.
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Intensive livestock operations such as those in this area pose a potential threat to the water supply because of runoff.
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