meat production
Raising animals commercially
Meat production is the industry and process of raising animals for slaughter and processing their flesh into food products.
The term encompasses everything from livestock farming through slaughterhouses to packaging: Meat production accounts for a significant share of agricultural emissions.
Often appears in discussions of environmental impact, animal welfare, and food systems.
- feedlotsCattle finishing facilities
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- free rangeUnconfined to pens
- poultryBirds raised for food
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
grass fed beef · cattle · greenhouse gases · meatpacking · rendering · slaughterhouses · breeding · cold chain logistics · animal husbandry · butchering · carbon sequestration · land use · deforestation · animal rights · biodiversity loss · water usage · abattoir · kill floor
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- mixed farmingcrop rotation, livestock, dairy cattle, poultry, sheep
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- food systemsfood supply, food distribution, food chain, food bank, food pantry
- livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
- Sheepewe, ram, lamb, merino, fleece
meat productionvegetable farming
Cultivating edible plants commercially
grain production · horticulture · vertical farming · crop farming · crop cultivation
meat productionveganism
Complete animal product abstention
animal welfare · plant-based diet · animal rights activism · vegetarianism · sustainable agriculture