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HORSE OR CHICKEN ???

HORSE OR CHICKEN ???. -population increase (national or global) -health benefits (low-fat diets) -safety of poultry vs. beef & pork (“mad cow”) -enhanced image of poultry (ease of preparation, appearance, marketing, advertising). Demand for poultry. Demand for poultry.

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HORSE OR CHICKEN ???

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  1. HORSE OR CHICKEN ???

  2. -population increase (national or global) -health benefits (low-fat diets) -safety of poultry vs. beef & pork (“mad cow”) -enhanced image of poultry (ease of preparation, appearance, marketing, advertising) Demand for poultry

  3. Demand for poultry - availability (Chick Fil-A, restaurant menus) -everydayness: shift in cultural tradition to the consumption of poultry more frequently (not just Thanksgiving) -taboos against pork, beef or other meats (religion/ethnic/culture) -falling prices (compared to other meats, or historically)

  4. -a corporation controls multiple elements of poultry production (feed prod., delivery of feed & chicks-raising-processing-marketing) (vertical integration/commodity chains) -large scale operations (as seen in the # of birds per farm) -specialized farms (they raise poultry only) -application of manufacturing process (mass production style/factory-like, use of chemicals to produce a healthier & faster growing product) Present economic org. of poultry production (U.S.)

  5. -regional concentration or clustered in a particular location -proximity to markets or transportation corridors -regional concentration in economically depressed farming areas -regional concentration in areas with low wage rates -attraction of an immigrant work force -effects of concentration of poultry into small areas (environmental concerns, land use conflicts) Geographic distribution of poultry production (U.S.)

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