Exploration may include issues such as

use of hormones in livestock production
animal welfare
- confinement systems (e.g., gestation crates, battery cages)
- painful procedures without analgesia (e.g., castration, dehorning, tail docking)
- transportation and slaughter practices (e.g., humane handling, reducing stress)
antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance
environmental effects
- greenhouse gas emissions from livestock (methane from ruminants)
- land degradation, deforestation for grazing or feed crops
- water usage and pollution from manure runoff
sustainability and resource allocation
genetic engineering and breeding
labor and social justice
transparency and consumer rights, including labeling issues (e.g., grass-fed, organic, hormone-free)
solar grazing with sheep and/or goats
unintended consequences of interventions
other consumer concerns.

Process/Skill Questions:

What are the benefits of solar grazing?
What are examples of current consumer concerns related to livestock?
How can some interventions result in unintended consequences? What are some examples?