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Topic: poultry

Chickens inside a poultry farm (file image)

Monday, 7/6, 10:34 PM

France's Heatwave Killed Millions of Chickens, a Warning for a Warming Europe

The extreme heat that gripped France in late June killed an estimated 2.5 to 3 million farmed chickens, the poultry industry says, overwhelming farms and rendering plants.
Scientists link the severity of such heatwaves to climate change, and the losses are a warning to a livestock system built for a cooler Europe.

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