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To: Gib Bogle who wrote (65475)	7/7/2006 5:56:52 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Gib how do they get it to grow twice as big in half the time? Meat is so loaded up with hormones and vaccines now that it can and will kill you Message 22601818 In part, the Moreiras are banking that shrimp production will follow the trend line of the poultry business. Years ago, he says, it took his father 80 days to raise a 2.5-pound chicken; now it takes 46 days to raise a five-pound chicken. Poultry mortality before harvest runs 4% to 5%, while shrimp mortality is 35% to 40%. “You’re learning every day what makes it grow better quicker so you can turn around and provide more product at a cheaper price,” he says.