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TIL cows are fed “poultry litter” – "a mix of poultry excreta, spilled feed, feathers, and other waste scraped from the floors of industrial chicken and turkey production plants." (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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And it gives them bird flu.

Yum.

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[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In contrast to Britain and Europe, American farmers are still allowed to feed cattle and other farm animals ground-up waste from other animals including birds.

Sorry US, you're on your own there.

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