Article 79GRC Denmark calls for ban on 'turbo chickens'

Denmark calls for ban on 'turbo chickens'

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Fast-growing breeds of "turbo chicken" account for much of the poultry produced worldwide. But after a recent documentary by Danish broadcaster TV2 shed light on illegal practices by local producers, the government's nature minister has called for both nationwide and European Union-wide bans. The World's Host Marco Werman learned more about the sustainability and tradeoffs of this cheap chicken from Leonie Jacobs, an associate professor of poultry welfare at Virginia Tech.

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