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Re:From farm to factory: the unstoppable rise of American ch... by rmah on Thursday August 20, 2020 @08:28PM (#24230608)
Chicken is cheap because the feed conversion ratio is very good: apx 1.6 kg of feed (corn) in yields you 1kg of chicken out. Only some varieties of fish does better. In comparison, beef has a ratio of around 5 to 7 (10 if you just count the meat).
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Re:From farm to factory: the unstoppable rise of American ch... by Falling3 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @09:06PM (#24230856)
It's also cheap because there are very few protections and regulations for the animals and the fact that selective breeding has gotten their farmed lifespan down to just 6 weeks.
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