08-12-2010, 07:25 AM
Someone had asked me for info about this a while back. I can't remember who. I can't find the newer research that essentially said the same thing. If I do find it, I will post it as well. It went into more detail as to the "why".
This is a report from the USDA about the incidence of salmonella in free range chickens vs caged chickens. The reading is a little dry...
[url][/url]http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/36509/1/IND44295179.pdf
(for those on dial-up, the pdf is about 23k in size)
The summary follows:
"There are many reasons that consumers may
choose to purchase free-range, all-natural, or organic chickens,
but based on the results of this study, consumers should
not assume that the prevalence of Salmonella is lower for
these chickens than for conventional commercial chickens."
Found the other article:
[url][/url]http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/free-range-versus-caged-animals-each-has-problems/
Good source material from each, BTW.
edit to add extra link
This is a report from the USDA about the incidence of salmonella in free range chickens vs caged chickens. The reading is a little dry...
[url][/url]http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/36509/1/IND44295179.pdf
(for those on dial-up, the pdf is about 23k in size)
The summary follows:
"There are many reasons that consumers may
choose to purchase free-range, all-natural, or organic chickens,
but based on the results of this study, consumers should
not assume that the prevalence of Salmonella is lower for
these chickens than for conventional commercial chickens."
Found the other article:
[url][/url]http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/free-range-versus-caged-animals-each-has-problems/
Good source material from each, BTW.
edit to add extra link