Recent News:

Antibiotic resistant enterococci and staphylococci isolated from flies collected near confined poultry feeding operations

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

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Other Resources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CAFOs Environmental Hazards & Health Effects

Congressional Research Service (CRS): Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer

CRS: Air Quality and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement

CRS: Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA CAFO Regulation

Environmental Defense Fund: Adverse Health Effects Of Hog Production, A Literature Review, March 2008, by Joseph Rudek

Environmental Health Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations:Anticipating Hazards - Searching for Solutions: Peter S.Thorne

Community Health and Socioeconomic Issues Surrounding CAFOs: Kelley J. Donham, Steven Wing, David Osterberg, Jan L. Flora, Carol Hodne, Kendall M. Thu and Peter S. Thorne

Impacts of Waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) on Water Quality: JoAnn Burkholder, Bob Libra, Peter Weyer, Susan Heathcote, Dana Kolpin, Peter S. Thorne and Michael Wichman

Health Effects of Airborne Exposures from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Dick Heederik, Torben Sigsgaard, Peter S. Thorne, Joel N. Kline, Rachel Avery, Jacob Bønløkke, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, James A. Dosman, Caroline Duchaine, Steven R. Kirkhorn, Katarina Kulhankova and James A. Merchant

The Potential Role of CAFOs in Infectious Disease Epidemics and Antibiotic Resistance: Kelley J. Donham, Steven Wing, David Osterberg, Jan L. Flora, Carol Hodne, Kendall M. Thu and Peter S. Thorne

Monitoring and Modeling of Emissions from CAFOs: Overview of Methods: Bryan Bunton, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Sean Fitzsimmons, John Gering, Stephen Hoff, Merete Lyngbye, Peter S. Thorne, Jeffrey Wasson and Mark Werner

EPA, AFO Virtual Information Center on Environmental Issues

EPA, Potential Environmental Impacts of Animal Feeding Operations

Government Accountability Office (GAO): Food Safety: Experience of 7 Countries Consolodating Food Safety Systems

GAO: Oversight of Food Safety Activities

Iowa Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Air Quality Study (University of Iowa)

Living with hogs in Iowa: the Impact of Livestock Facilities on Rural Residential Property Values: J.A. Herriges, S. Secchi, and B.A. Babcock (Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, ISU)

Union of Concerned Scientists: CAFOs Uncovered: The Untold Costs of Confined Animal Feeding Operations, April 2008, by Doug Gurian-Sherman

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Amber Waves, Improving Air and Water Quality Can Be Two Sides of the Same Coin

USDA, Economic Research Service, Manure Management for Water Quality: Costs to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land

USDA: Growing Farm Size and the Distribution of Farm Payments

Technical Papers:

Industrial Farm Animal Production, Antimicrobial Resistance and Human Health

Environmental Impact of Industrial Farm Animal Production

Occupational and Community Public Health Impacts of Industrial Farm Animal Production

Recent Changes in Food Animal Production and Impacts on Animal Waste Management