As animal density increases, so do concerns regarding facilities’ air and water quality, occupational health, and waste management.” The factory pig farms in Missouri turned life upside down ...

“This is likely due to the discharge of untreated pig farm waste, as there is no operational sewage treatment plant in the area. “We have also conducted an odour pollution study at Kampung ...

Exposure to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide released from the highly concentrated animal waste produced by factory farms can cause many human health problems, including respiratory diseases, nasal and ...

Filthy farms and markets brimming with sick, distressed animals could be hotspots for the emergence of deadly new viruses that might be transmitted from animals to humans. Top health experts have ...

In an unprecedented revelation, the United Kingdom has recorded its first-ever case of reverse zoonosis, where a strain of human flu was found infecting a pig at a factory farm in Northern Ireland.

or food waste, of animal origin to pigs, and improving hygiene at farms. Despite the suspension, prices for pork in the city were expected to remain flat over the next week or so. This is because ...