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Re:The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, lan... by samstave on Sunday June 28, 2020 @09:58AM (#23668713)
Sadly, haven't Humans worked diligently to eliminate genetic diversity in chickens - look at the history of how the Rocky Chicken, the most widely eaten chicken was bred.
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Re:The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, lan... by cmrdporcupine on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:28AM (#23668908)
There's lots of variety out there still, just not in factory farms.

Lucky for the chicken it has a personality which humans seem to get immense enjoyment out of.

My wife has gone a little chicken crazy since I brought home 4 pullets a couple years ago...

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Re:The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, lan... by ghaff on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:19AM (#23668843)
Go to a fair in farm country and you'll see plenty of variety. But, yes, as with other animals raised for food and dairy (and plants for that matter), mainstream commercial production is mostly a near-monoculture.
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Re:The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, lan... by samatman on Sunday June 28, 2020 @04:21PM (#23671739)
Which is a trend that must stop.

After we've all seen what SARS2 can do to the industrial world, the risk monoculture poses for breeding a bird flu which can jump to poultry handlers is simply unacceptable.

Monoculture, and the conditions of chicken husbandry, simply must improve. This is an existential risk.

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