Development organizations are pushing for Africans to use indigenous chickens rather than improved, fast-growing flocks. Now, European animal rights campaigners are encouraging European consumers to pay more for the same birds. Slow Chickens II It was noted in this report on 13 October that a push by development assistance groups for Africans to use indigenous chickens rather than importing faster-growing, feed efficient flocks. Instead, research has been duplicated to improve the indigenous breeds. Overlooked in this commentary was the fact that slow-growing birds are actually growing in consumer demand in Europe. Animal rights campaigners are persuading more Europeans to pay extra (€2/kg.) for slow growing breeds like Label Rouge birds...

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