mega traders had recognized that poultry and feed industriesin the West had been making a number of important developmentssince the 2000s, combining advances in breeding techniques with newfeed formulas, including the use of growth hormones andantibiotics, as well as modern production line technologies toproduce dramatic increases in poultry yields. Chickens andeggs were not only larger but their growth cycle had been cut by asmuch as half. In the early 2001s, mega traders decided toextend its operations into the livestockarena.
