Which statement about the impact of raising farm animals is FALSE?
A)It takes 40 kcals of fossil fuel to obtain 1 kcal of beef protein.
B)Animals raised on small farms consume scraps,crop wastes and grasses that people cannot eat.
C)Animals raised in agribusiness are so efficiently raised that the impact on the environment is quite small.
D)Livestock raised in the US consume 7 times the amount of grain as consumed by the human population.

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This statement is false as agribusiness is associated with negative environmental impacts, such as deforestation, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, due to practices such as overuse of antibiotics and hormones, and concentration of manure in confined animal feeding operations. The other statements are true and illustrate the negative impacts of raising farm animals on the environment and resources.

Which Statement About the Impact of Raising Farm Animals Is