Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack.

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      I wish this was an “Animals as leaders” reference, but it refers to “concentrated animal feeding operations”…

      Which I learnt because of Animals as Leaders.

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      cafos are just one step in the supply chain. they are grazed for about a year then grain finished in a cafo