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Why it's wrong to blame livestock farms for coronavirus

  • Written by Alison Van Eenennaam, Researcher, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Backyard chickens may seem free and happy, but are at increased risk of contracting diseases from wild birds.Bruce Turner/Flickr, CC BY

As part of the global response to the current pandemic, scientists are trying to identify the source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some commentators have promoted unsubstantiated theories suggesting that “factory...

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