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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Animal feeding operation Animal feeding operation The term 'Animal feeding operation ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' Facilities where animals are kept and raised in confined situations; feed is brought to the animals. The General Accounting Office estimates that there are 450,000 such operations nationwide. When large enough, these facilities are designated as concentrated animal feeding operations and they become subject to regulatory requirements to prevent point source pollution. USDA and the Environmental Protection Agency issued a Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations on March 9, 1999. The goal is to minimize water pollution from confinement facilities and land application of manure through adoption of site-specific comprehensive nutrient management plans'. Previous 5 Terms: anguine anhinga Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Animal Damage Control (ADC) Program Animal drugs Next 5 Terms: Animal identification and traceback Animal protein Animal unit Animal unit month (AUM) Animal Welfare Act About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.