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Fatherless turkeys born at Beltsville raise grandfatherless line
Associated Press reports scientists at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center have hatched eight or nine grandfatherless turkeys via parthenogenesis. Developed by Dr. Marlow W. Olsen, these males lack paternal lineage and may number in the hundreds, with some possibly ending up as surplus feed. The birds are healthy but notably gullible.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Poultry Research Center
Beltsville Md
Marlow W. Olsen
Olsen
Thier
Beltsville