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Big Changes To Big Poultry

July 19, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

Big Changes To Big Poultry https://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/EW-07-19-16-Big-Changes-to-Big-Poultry.mp3

Perdue Farms, the fourth-largest poultry producer in the United States, produces over 60 million pounds of chicken a week.  They are arguably the most progressive of the giant poultry companies.  Two years ago, they were the first to renounce routine antibiotic use.   In late June, they announced a comprehensive animal-welfare plan – the first among large producers – that will change how its chickens are bred, raised and killed.

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