19 August 2008

Nearly 9 billion broiler chickens are raised on factory farms each year in the United States alone.

* SOURCE:
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2005. Poultry Slaughter: 2004 Annual Summary.
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/poultry/ppy-bban/pslaan05.pdf

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19 August 2008 Nearly 9 billion broiler chickens are raised on factory farms each year in the United States alone.

19 August 2008

Nearly 9 billion broiler chickens are raised on factory farms each year in the United States alone.