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Cheap feed reduces use of hog growth drug in U.S., opens markets
2015-12-11 22:33:00| Food - Topix.net
Dec 11 Cheap grain has encouraged some U.S. hog farmers to switch away from a controversial drug to bulk up their animals, giving them the added benefit of being able to sell to big customers such as China, which have banned the supplement. Ractopamine, known by the brand name Paylean, cuts the total cost of producing a hog by at least $2, or about two percent, experts said.
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