Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows
www.telegraph.co.uk
Experts warn that lax regulations could also see the virus spread to US pig farms, with serious consequences for human health

And it gives them bird flu.

Yum.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    They can easily replace it by natural minerals, but that would raise the costs of meat. And consumers mainly choose by price.

    Because the company making slightly less money is completely unthinkable to them.

    • DrunkenPirate@feddit.de
      3·
      8 months ago

      It‘s also about costs for customers and affordability. In Germany, politicians of the Green (eco) Party once mentioned the idea of a meat-free day a week at school cantinas.

      You will be surprised for how many people the offering of meat stands for „a standard of living“ and not getting meat was before WW2 standards for them.