Increasing Percentage of Turkeys Are Now Being Marketed as "Free

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increasing percentage of turkeys are now being marketed as "free range." Consumers typically pay $1 more per pound for free-range turkeys,which are thought to have lived more humane lives-and as a result,to taste better than conventionally-raised turkeys.The USDA defines a free-range bird as one that has been allowed "access to the out-of-doors." Are turkey growers who allow their birds to access the out-of-doors only moments before they are killed acting socially responsible?

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