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Stick Your Neck Out for Ostrich Meat?

Is ostrich meat a healthier alternative to beef—and better for the environment?

Yes and yes. These enormous, flightless African birds are raised on farms around the world for their meat, eggs, feathers, and hides. Ostrich meat is classified as poultry and is nutritionally similar to othe...

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