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Originally Posted by Scucca  For a nice summary of the poultry evidence try here. You can acquire the evidence directly from DEFRA |
Doesn't seem that bad to me:
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The benefits of the lower energy needs of organic feeds are over-ridden by lower bird performance.
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In other words, all cost is transmitted to the end purchaser. The feed takes less energy, but the bird takes longer to grow, resulting in lower yields and higher prices.
However, the paper does make an excellent case for the taxation of beef, pork and lamb produced by factory-farming methods, based off of your logic. Prepared to shell it out?