`Research turkeys' endangered as universities try to cut costs
CALIFORNIA - Millions of turkeys arrive at our dinner tables this week, courtesy of the nation's vast poultry-producing industry.
But the birds who make such bounty possible - the flocks of "research turkeys" and other fowl studied at universities - are not in such ample supply. These birds, less tasty than the table-top variety but bred to isolate genes for color, deformities and disease resistance, are an endangered species, threatened with extinction by universities seeking to save money.
28 November 2003
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