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firethief on June 13, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Race to Become the Beyond Meat of Fish

Not profitably. Cows can't be kept recently-pregnant without way too many calves; half of chicks are useless males.

jogjayr on June 13, 2019 [–]

> half of chicks are useless males.

That may soon be a thing of the past.[1][2]

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/chick-culling-germany-makes-...

2. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/22/worlds-f...

Falling3 on June 13, 2019 | [–]

This is a big step, but don't forget that commercial layers are also slaughtered very young after egg production wanes.

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