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2024-04-02 02:55:06 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7DCE8C65C73D8DD992BCA4D237950869148D17B33BF5CB87BAE755CFBFAB165D
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Original Note:
While Eugenics is used specifically in reference to Humans (and therefore does not apply to farming), selective breeding is, in fact, used in animal husbandry to increase expression of desirable traits such as milk and meat production or pest/pesticide resistance. https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/agricultural-biotechnology https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2015/05/01/enhancing-flavor-food-through-plant-breeding https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2022/01/05/ars-helps-fill-nets-better-salmon https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/ipd/frostonchickens/exhibits/show/poultrybreeds/breedingoverview https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8182664/
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