Animal Farm is a satirical novel (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell, ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm they live on and run it themselves, only to have it corrupted into a brutal tyranny on its own. It was written during World War II and published in 1945, although it was not widely successful until the late 1950s. Animal Farm is a thinly veiled critique and satire of Soviet totalitarianism. Many events in the book are based on ones from the S ...

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• Animal Farm - Plot
• Animal Farm - Plot references to real events
• Animal Farm - Characters
• Animal Farm - The pigs
• Animal Farm - The humans
• Animal Farm - The other animals
• Animal Farm - Significance
• Animal Farm - Post-publication views of the book
• Animal Farm - ISBN numbers

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Animal Farm, Animal Farm - Plot, Animal Farm - Plot references to real events, Animal Farm - Characters, Animal Farm - The pigs, Animal Farm - The humans, Animal Farm - The other animals, Animal Farm - Significance, Animal Farm - Post-publication views of the book, Animal Farm - ISBN numbers

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The book is an allegory about the events following the revolution in the Soviet Union, and in particular the rise of Stalinism and the betrayal of the revolution which basically replaced one dictatorship for another. Orwell wrote the book following his experiences during the Spanish Civil War which are described in another of his books, Homage to Catalonia. He intended it to be a strong condemnation of what he saw as the Stalinist corruption of the original socialist ideals, in which he believed and continued to believe after h ...

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Animal Farm, Animal Farm - Plot, Animal Farm - Plot references to real events, Animal Farm - Characters, Animal Farm - The pigs, Animal Farm - The humans, Animal Farm - The other animals, Animal Farm - Significance, Animal Farm - Post-publication views of the book, Animal Farm - ISBN numbers

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Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or more properly, an animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy for processing and eventual retail sale. Most dairy farms sell the male calves borne by their cows, usually for veal production, rather than raising non-milk-producing stock. Many dairy farms also grow their own feed, typically including corn, alfalfa, and hay. This is fed directly to the cows, or stored as silage for use during the winter season. Additional dietary supplements are ad ...

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• Dairy farming - Use of hormones and antibiotics
• Dairy farming - Dairy competition
• Dairy farming - Dairy farming in the world
• Dairy farming - Control of the dairy herd
• Dairy farming - The milking operation

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Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). The practice of agriculture is also known as "farming", while scientists, inventors and others devoted to improving farming methods and implements are also said to be engaged in agriculture. More people in the world are involved in agriculture as their primary economic activity than in any other, yet it only accounts for four percent of the world's GDP.

• Agriculture - Overview
• Agriculture - History
• Agriculture - Crops
• Agriculture - Seed Testing
• Agriculture - World production of major crops in 2004
• Agriculture - Crop improvement
• Agriculture - Environmental problems
• Agriculture - Policy
• Agriculture - Agricultural Revolutions
• Agriculture - Methods

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In agriculture, a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) is a farm that raises livestock and seeks to maximize production by making highly efficient use of space and other resources. Operating a CAFO is sometimes negatively referred to as factory farming. CAFOs hold large numbers (up to hundreds of thousands) of animals, often in crowded warehouse-like spaces. These animals are typically cows, hogs, or chickens. Animals may be force-fed, injected with horm ...

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A working animal is a (semi-)domesticated animal that is kept by humans and trained to perform various tasks, regardless whether they are also used for consumption of meat and milk or for other products (such as leather). Domesticated species are often bred in several types of breeds suitable for different uses and conditions, in addition to pets, especially horses and working dogs. Working animals are usually raised on farms as they are specialised breeds although some are captured from the wild - such as some Asian elephants. The hi ...

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• Working animal - Draught animals
• Working animal - Riding animals or mounts
• Working animal - Pack animals
• Working animal - Other draught animals
• Working animal - Retrieval and similar largely sensorial tasks
• Working animal - Hunting and fishing animals

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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (Russian: Вячесла́в Миха́йлович Мо́лотов) (February 25, 1890 (O.S.) (March 9, 1890 (N.S.))–November 8, 1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protege of Joseph Stalin, to the 1950s, when he was dismissed from office by Nikita Khrushchev. He was the principal Soviet signatory of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact of 1939. Vyacheslav Molotov - Origins and early life. Including:

• Vyacheslav Molotov - Origins and early life
• Vyacheslav Molotov - Early career
• Vyacheslav Molotov - Prime Minister
• Vyacheslav Molotov - Foreign Minister
• Vyacheslav Molotov - Postwar career

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Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some countries, such as India, they are subject to religious ceremonies and respect. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion head of cattl ...

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• Cattle - Terminology
• Cattle - Biology
• Cattle - Uses of cattle
• Cattle - Ox
• Cattle - Miscellaneous
• Cattle - Cattle in Popular Culture
• Cattle - Breeds of cattle
• Cattle - Other meanings of cow bull etc.

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Animal testing refers to the use of non-human animals in experiments. It is estimated that 50–100 million animals worldwide [4] [5] [6] are used annually and subsequently killed in scientific procedures, mostly inside universities, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, and commercial facilities that provide animal-testing services to industry. Testing is also carried out on farms, in defense-research establishments, and by public-health authorities, on a variety of species ...

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• Animal testing - Terminology
• Animal testing - Regulation
• Animal testing - United States
• Animal testing - Europe
• Animal testing - Japan
• Animal testing - Number of animals used
• Animal testing - Species used
• Animal testing - Types of experiment
• Animal testing - Toxicology tests
• Animal testing - Drug testing
• Animal testing - Controversy
• Animal testing - Advocates of animal testing
• Animal testing - Opponents of animal testing
• Animal testing - Allegations of abuse
• Animal testing - Huntingdon Life Sciences
• Animal testing - Covance
• Animal testing - University of Cambridge
• Animal testing - University of California Riverside
• Animal testing - Columbia University
• Animal testing - Cosmetic testing on animals
• Animal testing - Alternatives to animal testing

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Animals is a Pink Floyd concept album, recorded at the band's own Britannia Row Studios in London and released on 23 January 1977 in the UK on Harvest Records and then released on 2 February 1977 in the US and Canada originally on Columbia Records. It is a concept album, loosely reminiscent of George Orwell's famous book Animal Farm. A digitally re-mastered CD was subsequently released in Europe 1994 on EMI and in 1997 in for the rest of the world on Columbia/Sony. The 1997 remaster was then re-released on 25 April 2000 ...

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• Animals album - Track listing
• Animals album - Personnel
• Animals album - Commentary
• Animals album - Sleeve
• Animals album - The Spitting Incident
• Animals album - Charts
• Animals album - External link

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Vegan organic gardening aims to produce organically grown foods and other crops whilst minimising (preferably erradicating) the exploitation or harm of any living creature. It is therefore a method of farming without the use of animal products or byproducts. Vegan organic farming is similar to organic horticulture but does not allow the use of materials such as blood, fish and bone meal or animal manures because the production of these is viewed as either harming animals directly, or is associated ...

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• Vegan organic gardening - Veganic Gardening
• Vegan organic gardening - Further reading/references

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Zooarchaeology (or Archaeozoology) is the study of animal remains from archaeological sites. The remains consist primarily of the hard parts of the body such as bones, teeth, and shells. Such remains may represent the food refuse of ancient populations as well as animals used for transportation, farm labor, clothing, decoration, or pets. In some contexts, particularly in Paleolithic sites, it is necessary to verify through a taphonomic analysis t ...

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• Zooarchaeology - External link

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Permaculture is a design system which aims to create sustainable human habitats by following nature's patterns. The word 'permaculture', coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is derived as a contraction of permanent agriculture, or permanent culture. The idea of permacuture is considered among the most significant innovations developed by Australian's in the century since Australian federation [1]. However like "nature", the permaculture concept evolves with time making its definition difficult ...

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• Permaculture - Origins
• Permaculture - Influences
• Permaculture - Core values
• Permaculture - The permaculture design innovation
• Permaculture - Observation
• Permaculture - Patterns
• Permaculture - Permaculture Zone
• Permaculture - Links and connections
• Permaculture - Layers/'Stacking'
• Permaculture - Guilds
• Permaculture - Perennial plants
• Permaculture - Animals
• Permaculture - Annual Monoculture anti-pattern
• Permaculture - Energy
• Permaculture - Permaculture design for ecological-economic ethics
• Permaculture - Contemporary examples
• Permaculture - Africa
• Permaculture - Australia
• Permaculture - Indonesia
• Permaculture - United Kingdom

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Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
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• Fish - Fish ecology
• Fish - Note on usage: fish vs. fishes
• Fish - Fish as food

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A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house animals or store vehicles, and is often found on a farm. On older style barns, the upper area was used to store hay and sometimes grain. This is called the mow. A large door at the top one of the ends of the barn opened up so hay could be put in the mow. The hay was hoisted into the barn by a system containing pulleys and a trolley that ra ...

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A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (French, ultimately from the verb abattre which means "to strike down"), is a facility where farm animals are killed and processed into meat products. The animals most commonly slaughtered for food are cattle (beef & veal), sheep (lamb & mutton), pigs (pork), poultry and horses (mostly in Europe). Many people find the subject of animal slaughter to be very unpleasant and prefer not to know the details of what goes on inside a slaughterhouse. As such, in the West, the connection between packaged meat products in the supermarket an ...

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• Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse process
• Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse design
• Slaughterhouse - International variations
• Slaughterhouse - History
• Slaughterhouse - Law

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Operations identified as factory farms are often involved in producing meat for human consumption at the lowest unit cost. This type of business may also be known as a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). Certain farming practices are commonly cited when describing an agricultural operation as a factory farm; the scale and intensity of their application are also important factors. These practices may include: confinement — To save space and improve supervision and feeding operations, animals are confined ...

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Factory farming, Factory farming - Factory farming of animals, Factory farming - Criticism, Factory farming - Proponents, Factory farming - Factory farming of plants, Factory farming - Environmental criticism, Factory farming - Factory farming around the world, Factory farming - Alternatives to factory farming

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Pilkington and several other of the men working on the farm were invited to a meeting by Napoleon and the pigs, where Napoleon introduces Animal Farm's new name Manor Farm. Pilkington praises Napoleon on his extreme strictness upon the animals, forbidding them any time to enjoy themselves. He talks about the misunderstandings in the past that had been rectified. At the end however, Pilkington and Napoleon simultaneously play the Ace of Spades, and the entire relationship between the two go astray. Th ...

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Pilkington Animal Farm, Pilkington Animal Farm - The Meeting, Pilkington Animal Farm - Pilkington in the Allegory

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Snowball believes in a continued revolution (he argued that in order to defend Animal Farm that the animals should stir up rebellions everywhere) and continued striving for the betterment of the Animal Farm. He tries to accomplish this through many failed committees, like the Cleaner Tails Organization for the cows and the various other committees organized by Snowball. Snowball and Napoleon were political enemies from the start, and Napoleon always seemed to disagree with Snowball's ideas. When Snowball thought that instirring more revoluti ...

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Snowball Animal Farm, Snowball Animal Farm - Snowball's ideas, Snowball Animal Farm - The Windmill, Snowball Animal Farm - Snowball's exile, Snowball Animal Farm - Blaming Snowball

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