Factory Farming and Human Health: A Compassion in World Farming Trust Report
- ISBN-10
- 1900156067
- ISBN-13
- 9781900156066
- Category
- Animal welfare
- Pages
- 47
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Author
- Tim O'Brien
Description
A look at the diseases of factory farmed animals that are transmissible to humans.
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