Imikhuba yokulima yasefekthri ibeka izigidigidi zezilwane ezimeni zezimboni eziphezulu, ezibeka phambili ukusebenza kahle kanye nenzuzo kunenhlalakahle. Izinkomo, izingulube, izinkukhu, nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo zivame ukuvalelwa ezindaweni eziminyene, zivinjelwe ukuziphatha kwemvelo, futhi zingaphansi kwemithetho yokudla okunamandla kanye nemigomo yokukhula ngokushesha. Lezi zimo zivame ukuholela ekulimaleni ngokomzimba, ukucindezeleka okungapheli, kanye nohlu lwezinkinga zempilo, okubonisa ukukhathazeka okujulile kwezimiso zokuziphatha okutholakala kwezolimo zezimboni.
Ngaphandle kokuhlupheka kwezilwane, ukulima kwasefekthri kunemiphumela emibi kakhulu emvelweni nasemphakathini. Ukusebenza kwemfuyo eningi kakhulu kunomthelela omkhulu ekungcolisweni kwamanzi, ekungcolisweni komoya, nasekukhiqizweni kwesisi esibamba ukushisa, kanti futhi kukhahlameza izinsiza zemvelo futhi kunomthelela emiphakathini yasemakhaya. Ukusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kwama-antibiotics ukuvimbela izifo ezimeni eziminyene kuphakamisa ezinye izinselelo zempilo yomphakathi, okuhlanganisa ukumelana nama-antibiotic.
Ukubhekana nokulimala kwemikhuba yokulima efekthri kudinga ukuguqulwa kwesistimu, ukwenziwa kwenqubomgomo unolwazi, kanye nokukhetha kwabathengi okuqaphelayo. Ukungenelela kwenqubomgomo, ukuziphendulela kwenkampani, nokukhetha kwabathengi—njengokweseka ukulima okuzivuselelayo noma ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe esitshalweni—kunganciphisa ukulimala okuhlobene nezolimo zezilwane ezithuthukisiwe. Ukuqaphela amaqiniso ezinqubo zokulima zasefekthri kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile sokwakha uhlelo lokudla olunobuntu, oluzinzile, nolunomthwalo wemfanelo wezilwane kanye nabantu.
Kucashile ngemuva kwezindonga zamapulazi efektri kukhona iqiniso elihlaselayo ukuthi bambalwa abanesibindi sokubhekana nakho. Le misebenzi yezimboni, eklanyelwe ukukhulisa inzuzo nokusebenza kahle, izilwane ezinezilwane ezingenakuqhathaniswa namakheji abuhlungu abunjiwe, ukuhlukunyezwa ngokomzimba, kanye nokuhlala kuhluthwe isithunzi noma isimilo semvelo. Nokho ukucekelwa phansi kwavela ngaphezu kokuhlupheka kwezilwane; I-Factory Farming idonsa ukubhujiswa kwemvelo ngokungcoliswa komhlaba, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi abamba ukushisa. Le ndatshana ifaka iqiniso elibuhlungu ngale mikhuba ngenkathi ihlola izixazululo ezinenjongo njengokudla okunengqondo, ukudla okususelwa ekulimazelweni, kanye nemizamo yokuvuma, kanye nemizamo yokuvuma ukudala