Community and occupational health concerns in pork production: A review

摘要: Public concerns relative to adverse consequences of large-scale livestock production have been increasingly voiced since the late 1960s. Numerous regional, national, and international conferences held on subject 1994. This paper provides a review literature community occupational health with focus pork production. The industry has recognized public, national state producer groups are including these issues as an important component their research policy priorities. One reason raised concern is that significant separated from traditional family farming developed like other industries in management, structure, concentration. magnitude problem cited by environmental often criticized for lack science-based evidence document concerns. In addition general concerns, workers become more relevant because many operations now employing than 10 employees, which brings United States under scrutiny US Occupational Safety Health Administration. this paper, scientific reviewed science basis impacts worker health. Further, recommendations made help promote sustainability within context maintaining good stewardship our human capital.