The turkey industry serves up about 2-4 billion pounds of feather byproduct every year. Learn some of the new uses for this protein rich material in "HowStuffWorks" on Discovery Channel.
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The turkey industry serves up about 2-4 billion pounds of feather byproduct every year. Learn some of the new uses for this protein rich material in "HowStuffWorks" on Discovery Channel.
Added: Nov 20, 2008
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