on December 18, 2017
The real costs of antibiotic-free, slow-growing broilers
An economist quantified the impact of the current antibiotic-free trend and emerging slower growing broiler movement on the chicken industry and environment.
A future with only antibiotic-free and slow-growing broilers would be harder on the environment and the economy.
In a presentation at the 2017 Chicken Marketing Summit, Dr. Matt Salois, director of global scientific affairs and policy for Elanco, outlined the consequences of farmers moving from conventional practices to…