Chicken: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Chicken is set to become the world鈥檚 most popular protein, but how did a shy Asian jungle bird come to dominate our diet? And does our taste for the bird put our lives at risk?
We explore one of the world鈥檚 most important foods - the chicken. It is set to become the world鈥檚 most popular protein in four years time, surpassing pork. But does our taste for our favourite bird put our lives at risk? We discuss how poultry farmers are becoming increasingly embattled as highly contagious strains of avian flu continue to spread across the world. And we explore the genetic journey the a jungle bird from south east Asia took to our universal plate- via an American supermarket contest.
Featured voices:
Andrew Lawler: author Why the Chicken Crossed the World
John Oxford: Emeritus Professor of Virology at the University of London
Abou Simbel Ouattara: Egg farmer, Burkina Faso
Lee Perry-Gal: University of Haifa
Wesley Batista, CEO JBS S.A
(Photo: Chickens being farmed. Credit: Thinkstock)
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