• TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Now that I’ve experienced 4202 x gravity, I must train in 4202 x gravity!

  • Raxiel@lemmy.world
    0·
    2 years ago

    I guess that’s also why people started having turkey for big family gatherings even through chicken tastes better.

    Now a chicken is perfectly adequate for a family of four, or even six depending on the trimmings.

  • Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de
    33·
    2 years ago

    The explanation behind this is actually pretty disturbing. Due to selective breeding the growth hormones we feed chickens in America, the chickens become fully grown much earlier than usual. It’s like the equivalent of becoming a fully grown adult by the time you are the age of five, but you still have the mental and muscle capacity of a five year old.

    Between 1957 and 2005, chickens raised for their meat quadrupled in size due to selective breeding. They grow to their slaughter weight in just 6 weeks, and their legs often struggle to support their own body weight.

    https://animalequality.org/blog/2021/09/01/green-meat/

    • oatscoop@midwest.socialEnglish
      41·
      2 years ago

      I’ve raised Cornish crosses and fed them normal, quality feed without any hormones: they ended up looking just like the chicken on the right at about 8 weeks old.

      They’ve been selectively bred over the decades to grow as fast as possible, as big as possible, docile, and stupid.

    • The_v@lemmy.world
      0·
      2 years ago

      Chickens do not receive any hormones. It’s been banned in poultry in the U.S. since the 1950’s when it was tested and shown to be ineffective. Beef commonly gets hormone implants in their ears. No hormones are approved or used in feed.

      The rapid growth of the birds is mostly due to selective breeding and nutritional improvements. The growth rate and adult size in animals can be massively changed by breeders. Just look at the Great Dane and mini-yorky in dogs.

      They also use antibiotics in the feed to reduce the bacteria load of the birds. This does increase the growth rate and reduces sick birds and deaths. It is not a good idea when it comes to antibiotic resistance buildup in bacteria however.

      • Electromechanical_Supergiant@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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        2 years ago

        For any Canadians reading this, adding hormones or steroids to meat and dairy animals has always been prohibited here for all types of livestock.

        Antibiotics are allowed on sick cows and pigs but they can’t be used for dairy or meat until they’ve been off the antibiotics for a period of time that is supposed to be long enough to flush it from their system. Chickens are too short lived and antibiotics are prohibited if they are to be sold for human consumption.

        You know how A&W advertises that their beef is free of added hormones and steroids? Well that’s actually true for all meat sold in Canada. A&W is just the only one advertising it. Pretty clever as campaign, actually.