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Concentrated animal feeding operation

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In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1,000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year. An animal unit is the equivalent of 1,000 pounds of "live" animal weight. A thousand animal units equates to 700 dairy cows, 1,000 meat cows, 2,500 pigs weighing more than 55 pounds (25 kg), 10,000 pigs weighing under 55 pounds, 10,000 sheep, 55,000 turkeys, 125,000 chickens, or 82,000 egg laying hens or pullets.

Concentrated animal feeding operation - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article , discuss the issue on the talk page , or create a new article , as appropriate. ( October 2025 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Type of American intensive animal farming Smithfield Foods hog CAFO, Unionville, Missouri , 2013 In animal husbandry , a concentrated animal feeding operation ( CAFO ), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture

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