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  "id": 16171874,
  "title": "Why the Broiler Chicken Is the True Symbol of the Anthropocene",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/why-the-broiler-chicken-is-the-true-symbol-of-the-anthropocene",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:09:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/why-the-broiler-chicken-is-the-true-symbol-of-the-anthropocene/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The broiler chicken is the quintessence of the modern meat complex. In 1925 the average chicken brought to slaughter was 112 days old, ate 4.7 pounds of feed for every pound of liveweight chicken, and weighed 2.5 pounds when its",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}