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What was the 364% grows caused by? Is this due to selection (like a modern corn we have) or antibiotics being fed to the livestock? (of course, the answer is b
by eimrine 5y ago
What was the 364% grows caused by?
Is this due to selection (like a modern corn we have) or antibiotics being fed to the livestock? (of course, the answer is both but maybe I am missing something).
And a question to a no-tasty-chicken-in-markets adepts, have you (or your farmer/supplier) ever tried to take a modern-genetics chicken and feed them with no antibiotics or other grow-stimulators - what is the taste?
- ComradePhil 5y agoAntibiotics doesn't lead to growth, it prevents infection and diseases.
- juki 5y agoThey are/have been also used to promote growth. That's banned in the EU at least, but I think American producers still do it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock#Growth_stimulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock#Gr...
- WithinReason 5y agoHmm, probably because the chicken's gut flora doesn't consume the calories.
- eimrine 5y agoMost of farmers buying big loads of antibiotics are not doctors/veterinars. Maybe they are just too hacker-minded if they use to convert meds to extra gains from meat. And from my experience chicken are not that vulnerable to diseases, like rabbits for example.